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WHO WILL MAKE THE 2025 DENVER FOOD + WINE FESTIVAL A HUGE SUCCESS!

Michael Diaz de Leon
Molino Chido

Chef Michael Diaz de Leon is a first generation Mexican American, born in the culturally rich city of El Paso, Texas. He has spent most of his life in the duality that exists from being raised in a border town.

Formerly the executive chef/partner of BRUTØ in downtown Denver, Diaz de Leon and partner Tommy Lee will open Molino Chido at the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora in fall 2025.

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