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Press kit

Stage Stop BBQ press kit.

Everything a journalist, podcaster, or partner needs to write about us — chef bio, fact sheet, brand assets, photo placeholders, brand guidelines. Updated June 2026.

Chef bio

Chef Eve Natasha.

Three lengths — pick the one that fits your word count. Pull text verbatim; credit appreciated but not required.

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Chef Eve Natasha is the founder and head chef of Stage Stop BBQ, the chef-driven BBQ chain operating four locations across Colorado Springs since the family ranch opened in 1993.

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Chef Eve Natasha is the founder and head chef of Stage Stop BBQ. She grew up on her family ranch at 6620 Old Stage Road — the same address as the flagship restaurant, The Cantina — where she learned to smoke brisket. Stage Stop has been a continuously operated family ranch operation since 1993. Eve writes every recipe at every location.

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Chef Eve Natasha is the founder and head chef of Stage Stop BBQ, the chef-driven BBQ chain operating four locations across Colorado Springs. She grew up on her family ranch at 6620 Old Stage Road — the same address as the flagship restaurant, The Cantina — where she learned to smoke brisket. Stage Stop has been a continuously operated family ranch operation since 1993. Eve writes every recipe at every location. Sauces are hers. The pickle brine is hers. Today the chain runs The Cantina flagship on Old Stage Road, a trailer parked at Mash Mechanix Brewing Co. downtown, a standalone trailer in Old Colorado City's historic Westside district, and a permanent food cart at Urban Animal Beer Co.'s Star Ranch taproom on the southside.

Fact sheet

The facts, sourced.

Every line below is pulled from our internal data files. If a number changes, this page changes.

Brand name
Stage Stop BBQ
Chef + founder
Chef Eve Natasha
Family ranch since
1993
Locations
4 (The Cantina · Mash Mechanix · Old Colorado City · Urban Animal · Star Ranch)
Flagship
The Cantina, 6620 Old Stage Rd., Colorado Springs CO 80906
Phone
(719) 555-0101
Email
hello@stagestopbbq.com
Cuisine
Wood-smoked BBQ (post oak + pecan brisket, pecan ribs, apple-cherry pulled pork)
Signature dishes
14-Hour Brisket · Burnt-End Mac Bowl · Six-Hour Ribs · Pulled Pork · Smoked Turkey Sandwich
Brewery partners
Mash Mechanix Brewing Co. (downtown) · Urban Animal Beer Co. Star Ranch (southside)
Standalone trailer
Old Colorado City (Westside historic district)
Brand assets

Logo, palette, type.

Inline downloads where ready. Email us for the high-res bundle on anything else.

Logo
Logo SVG

Vector. Scales clean from favicon to billboard.

Stage Stop
Download SVG →
Color palette
Nine colors.

Inline palette; PDF coming. Email hello@stagestopbbq.com for the high-res asset bundle.

Smoke#1A1614
Ember#D9531E
Rust#8C2E1A
Oak#6B4423
Amber#C8842B
Parchment#F5EDDD
Bone#FAF5EA
Paper#FFFCF6
Line#E4D9C3
Typography
Two faces.

Both served via Google Fonts. Open licenses, no install required.

Display · Fraunces
Sauce on the side.
Body · Inter
Real wood. No shortcuts. Brisket sits for fourteen hours and the smoke does the work.
Photography

Photo requests.

Hi-res versions available on request — email us with the headline and outlet, we'll return shots within one business day, weekdays.

Until real photography lands, the above are designer-style placeholders. Email hello@stagestopbbq.com with the headline and outlet and we’ll return shots within one business day, weekdays.

Instagram

Follow @stagestopcantina on Instagram.

Brisket on the chopping block. New brewery stops. Mug Club nights. The smoke does the work — we just point a camera at it.

Open Instagram →
Brand guidelines

Six rules, no exceptions.

The minimum a writer or designer needs to represent us correctly.

  1. 01
    Voice

    Direct, opinionated, no-hype. Sauce on the side. Bark earned the spotlight.

  2. 02
    Attribution

    "Stage Stop BBQ" (two words plus BBQ — no ampersand, BBQ uppercase). Avoid "Stage Stop BBQ Cantina."

  3. 03
    Chef name

    "Chef Eve Natasha" on first mention; "Eve" on subsequent.

  4. 04
    Founded

    1993 (family ranch). The first trailer parked at a brewery was 2017.

  5. 05
    Locations count

    Always 4. If we add a 5th, this number updates here.

  6. 06
    Colors

    Never invert ember + smoke. Use parchment on smoke for inverse layouts.

Still need something?

Need something not listed?

Submit a press inquiry through the press-only form — routes straight to Eve, 1-hour response during business hours. Or email hello@stagestopbbq.com directly.

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