Chef Alex Seidel and Chef Matt Vawter
Chef Alex Seidel has been a prominent fixture in the Denver culinary community since 2007, when he opened his first restaurant, Fruition. A 2018 James Beard Award winner and proponent of good food for all, Seidel owns several restaurants, including Fruition, Mercantile and Chook Chicken, and is also co-owner of Fruition Farms. The 10-acre farm is home to hogs, chickens, several greenhouses and a cheesemaking facility. Chef Alex and his culinary team incorporate the bounty of ingredients produced on the farm in many of his restaurants’ signature dishes.
Matt Vawter is executive chef of Mercantile.
