East Colfax sandwich connoisseur opening second shop in Edgewater

He named his first sandwich shop after an Italian contessa and called it his princess baby and the spoiled brat in a contemporary interview Now Vince Howard is welcoming a second member of the Tessa Delicatessen family inside the Edgewater Residents Territory at W th Ave The newest vendor in the food hall will feature the same sandwiches as the East Colfax Avenue location The original location which he opened seven years ago at E Colfax Ave in Denver remains precious to him and to residents of the surrounding neighborhoods But as he revealed last week seated at one of the food hall s wooden tables I m really in an expansion mode right now Howard will open by the end of July in a stall previously used by Gladys a vegetarian restaurant that will expand to table organization inside the food hall His neighbor will be Saigon Noodle Club a new concept from Pho King Rapidos s Long Nguyen It also opens soon He is very very popular and has a huge following Howard explained of Nguyen In tandem us being the new new down here I think it s gonna attract and pull Other food halls have courted him and his creations tenderly crafted chopped cheese muffuletta deli turkey and chicken salad sandwiches among others but Howard turned down each one Andy Cross The Denver PostDining area at the Edgewater Constituents Region Dec Photo by Andy Cross The Denver Post He was ultimately recruited in the winter by Shawn Peel a broker for Edgewater Population Area and a regular at the East Colfax location of Tessa he disclosed Howard signed on after hearing the food hall wouldn t take a percentage of his sales Howard first started making sandwiches in the Los Angeles area before moving to Denver and opening Tessa in He was inspired by Bay Cities Italian Deli Bakery in Santa Monica and buys greater part of his bread from Denver s City Bakery I just feel like everyone demands sandwiches he mentioned adding sandwiches will save us all Tessa s tuna salad double pastrami and caprese sandwiches will be on the menu Salads too The burger pasta and other mains will remain at the original Tessa location Related Articles Mendocino Farms coming to former Panera on th Street downtown One of the Denver mayor s favorite pubs blames the city in part for closure after years Denver restaurant known for recycling food scraps is closing Soul food truck upgrading to Welton Street brick-and-mortar restaurant Tacos and a basement tapas bar will replace The Post in LoHi Howard stated he was considering adding egg and cheese sandwiches and burritos after seeing the line that formed outside of Black Box Bakery another arena tenant each morning I would really love to just be a sandwich operator here and stay in my lane but you know I may be needing to do breakfast he mentioned Howard may now be splitting his duties and commuting but he remains extremely fond of the Tessa serving breakfast lunch and dinner on East Colfax It will consistently be my number one he stated Subscribe to our new food newsletter Stuffed to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox