Denver restaurant awarded Michelin Star, 15 restaurants recognized statewide
One Denver restaurant has become the newest in the state to earn a coveted Michelin Star, with a total of 15 Colorado restaurants located across the state having been added to the Michelin Guide.
The Michelin star honors restaurants with outstanding food, and Chef Johnny Curiel at Milpero excels at it. The Michelin Guide says the contemporary Mexican fare Milpero offers finds a harmony between tradition and innovation.
"Chef Johnny Curiel has already established himself as an adept practitioner of contemporary Mexican cuisine, but at this rarefied workshop, his aims are more ambitious still. A multifaceted tasting menu studiously marries tradition with invention, celebrating regional cuisines," the guide says. "The myriad of distinctive moles stitched throughout the meal illustrates the point, from a beet-tinted mole rosa dotting a bluefin tuna flauta, to a robust mole amarillo matched with American wagyu and hearty ayocote beans. The meal ends with a satisfying yet whimsical flourish of warm chocolatey champurrado poured over an atole mousse in the shape of a corn cob. Service is seamless and warmly hospitable, and both striking cocktails and a singular assortment of top-flight Mexican wines are sure to impress."
Fourteen other restaurants in Colorado also joined the guide, with Anette in Aurora, and Denver eateries Pig and Tiger and Rougarou earning special recognition and securing a Bib Gourmand award. Other recognized restaurants include:
- Dân Dã in Aurora
- Casa Juani in Boulder
- Radicato in Breckenridge
- Rootstalk in Breckenridge
- Four by Brother Luck in Colorado Springs
- The Penrose Room in Colorado Springs
- Dear Emilia in Denver
- Florence Supper Club in Denver
- Heretík in Denver
- Madeline in Denver
- The National in Telluride
On Monday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued a statement congratulating the new additions:
"Congratulations to this year's amazing restaurants honored by the MICHELIN Guide. Colorado's incredible restaurants are the heart of our communities, making delicious food and strengthening our local economies. I am excited to celebrate our talented professionals and the role local restaurants play in keeping Colorado creative and the best place to live, work, play and eat!"
