Natalie Thiede
Teachers’ Lounge Food + Drink
As Executive Chef at The Slate Denver, Natalie Thiede oversees all food and beverage operations for the 251-room hotel, located inside the historic Emily Griffith Opportunity School in downtown Denver, including the on-site restaurant – Teachers’ Lounge Food + Drink – and the banquet and catering space. Natalie found her interest in food at a […]
Rocio Neyra Palmer
Summit at The Broadmoor
Rocio Neyra Palmer is Chef de Cuisine at Summit, an American Brassiere at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. Rocio was raised in Peru, where she fell in love with the culinary arts thanks to sharing a kitchen with her grandmother. She formally studied cooking in culinary school, but also pursued a degree in farming and […]
Shin Myung Gwan Korean BBQ
Bio coming soon!
Dave Hadley
Samosa Shop
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, chef Dave Hadley draws inspiration from the Southern Indian and global fare grew up eating. Hadley has worked at Bangkok’s two- Michelin star GAGGAN, noted as the best restaurant in Asia and the fourth best in the world in the 2019 list of the World’s 50 Best […]
David Right
Right Cream
In June 2020, amidst the widespread closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, David Right took to his lifelong passion of food and created Right Cream out of his home kitchen. Although David is not a classically trained chef, his whimsical approach to ice cream has propelled him to being one of the most successful ice […]
Kenny Lee
Reckless Noodle House
Before chef Kenny Lee made Seattle his home in 1979, he lived in Cambodia and Thailand, where he grew up surrounded by the diverse flavors of his Chaozhou-Chinese mother’s Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cooking. Out of these rich culinary histories and heritages, Kenny draws out his own brand of pan-Asian cuisine, first introduced to […]
Tajahi Cooke
Ms. Betty’s Cooking
After years of touring and traveling the world, Tajahi Cooke moved to Denver and started cooking; he spent time on the line at Mesa Verde, The Kitchen, and Next Door American Eatery, building technique and learning the importance of details. He continued to work his way through the Denver casual-dining industry, becoming a lead cook […]
Kenneth Wan
MAKfam
Helmed by the husband-and-wife team Chef Kenneth Wan and Doris Yuen that brought us META Asian Kitchen, MAKfam, represents America’s new Asian culinary movement that is reimagining tradition- and family-inspired Chinese recipes through a modern lens. Whether it’s Hong Kong-Style French Toast, hand-made dumplings inspired by visits to Chinatown in NYC, or stir fry dishes […]
Aminata Dia
Le French
Chef Aminata Dia was born in Senegal, before moving to France at a young age. Growing up just outside of Paris, she discovered a passion for food when she was quite young. She moved to the United States 24 years ago and has been in Denver for 21 years. Once in Colorado, Aminata followed her […]
Carrie Baird
Fox and the Hen +
Top Chef alum
Chef Carrie Baird has made a name for herself over the last two decades leading kitchens in some of the most highly regarded restaurants in Denver, Colorado. Carrie’s signature style fuses locally sourced ingredients with healthy twists on classic and innovative dishes. Carrie competed on Season 15 of Bravo’s Top Chef, where she quickly became […]
