“Top Chef” alum will be Michelin-starred Brutø’s new executive chef

Michael Diaz de Leon hung up his apron as executive chef at Brutø in December, leaving big shoes to fill. But “Top Chef” alum Byron Gomez is ready to step up to the Michelin-starred plate.

Gomez has been named as the new executive chef of Brutø, Denver restaurateur Kelly Whitaker’s 18-seat chef’s counter restaurant at 1801 Blake St. He’ll take over in March, and his first seasonal, 11-course menu will be inspired by his experience at other Michelin-starred restaurants, as well as his upbringing in Costa Rica, according to a statement from Whitaker’s Id Est Hospitality.

“I first stepped into Brutø as a guest chef back in 2021 and was in awe of the entire Id Est’s united focus and devotion to sustainability,” Gomez said in a press statement. “When the opportunity to take over Brutø arose it was an immediate ‘yes’ from me…”

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