DENVER — One of the Mile High City's top chefs is serving up more than Michelin-starred cuisine; he’s lending his support to a bipartisan effort at immigration reform.

Born in Costa Rica, Byron Gomez arrived in the U.S. with his parents at 8 years old. He grew up in New York and received an education at the school of hard knocks.

"It's a very, very hard city, but it teaches you a lot of lessons that now are the core of who I am," Gomez said. Denver7's Brandon Richard interviews Chef Byron Gomez on Sept. 3, 2025.

When he was 15, he got a job at Burger King and realized he wanted a career preparing food for people. He started learning and eventually found himself working for some of the best chefs in the world.

“No culinary school, no formal training, just kind of trying to better mysel

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