Five questions for Dena Marino

For years, Dena Marino toiled with style and grace for the beautiful people of Aspen at several restaurants. In 2010, she packed her knives and headed to Miami, another city that attracts the bold and beautiful. More than a year ago she opened MC Kitchen in the Design District, where she does what she does best, cook full-flavored, lusty Italian food.

1. How does a New Jersey girl end up cooking in Aspen and then in Miami, two places where the bold and the beautiful f