Later this month, some of Denver’s most celebrated culinary talents will head down to Mexico for a dinner series at the luxury Rosewood Mayakoba in the Riviera Maya. James Beard finalist Michael Diaz de Leon, who helmed Brutø when it took home one of Colorado’s inaugural Michelin stars, is on the guest chef list.
The master of moles has been thinking through the dishes he’ll prepare: Perhaps some bison to showcase Rock River Ranches in Colorado? A hot-sweet-tangy mole using some sour oranges and tamarind from Mexico?