Caroline Glover founded Annette in the fall of 2016. She named the restaurant for her feisty and brilliant Great Aunt Netsie, a novelist and short story writer who lived in small town Texas.

2022 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARD WINNER FOR “BEST CHEF: MOUNTAIN,” CAROLINE WAS NOMINATED IN THE SAME CATEGORY IN 2020 AND EARNED SEMI-FINALIST NOMINATIONS IN 2018 AND 2019.  IN 2018, ANNETTE WAS A SEMI-FINALIST IN THE “BEST NEW RESTAURANT” CATEGORY.

IN 2019, CAROLINE WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST NEW CHEFS IN AMERICA BY FOOD AND WINE MAGAZINE. IN 2017, ANNETTE WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 50 BEST NEW RESTAURANTS IN THE COUNTRY BY BON APPÉTIT MAGAZINE AND WAS ALSO WAS EATER DENVER'S RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR. ANNETTE HAS BEEN ON 5280 MAGAZINE’S LIST OF DENVER’S 25 BEST RESTAURANTS EACH YEAR SINCE IT OPENED.

CAROLINE IS A GRADUATE OF THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA IN HYDE PARK, NEW YORK. AFTER SCHOOL, SHE WORKED FOR TWO YEARS AT THE SPOTTED PIG IN NEW YORK CITY, A PIONEERING GASTROPUB RUN BY FAMED BRITISH CHEF APRIL BLOOMFIELD. SHE BECAME A SOUS CHEF UNDER BLOOMFIELD AND EXECUTIVE CHEF NATE SMITH (NOW A BROOKLYN RESTAURATEUR IN HIS OWN RIGHT) BEFORE LEAVING TO WORK ON FARMS IN PENNSYLVANIA, VERMONT AND COLORADO.