Denise Neil
Volunteer Local Dining CommentatorDenise Neil, a Dodge City native and a KU graduate, started as a reporter at the Wichita Eagle in 1997. She took over the restaurant beat in 2000 and since then has built her popular column and Facebook page, Dining with Denise, where she keeps Eagle readers updated on all the happenings in the dining scene.
Denise is married to Wichita Eagle photographer Travis Heying and has two daughters: Alexis, 18, and Helen, 13. She loves to cook, cuddle with her pug, Walter, and listen to audio books.
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Looking for a new restaurant to try? Wichita has been full of openings lately. -
An old service station building in the Hyde Park neighborhood has been transformed into a new coffee and cocktail bar. -
If you like pizza, it’s a good time to live in Wichita. -
The new year keeps bringing lots of restaurant news. Denise Neil reports on the addition of a Garden Plain favorite to the Wichita dining scene, and more. -
The end of 2025 brings with it more Wichita restaurant openings and closings. Denise Neil has the details on "Dining with Denise." -
Wichita will have to say goodbye to two restaurants that have each been in business for more than 30 years. Denise Neil has more on today's "Dining With Denise." -
A few new restaurants have just opened in Wichita, and even more will open in the coming days. -
Denise Neil has the scoop on opening dates for several restaurants Wichita has been waiting on, some for years. -
Wichita is about to get so many restaurants, it's scary. Denise Neil has a Halloween report. -
On this week's "Dining with Denise," West Wichita will add at least three new doughnut shops in the coming weeks. Commentator Denise Neil also has more information on some other restaurant openings.
