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Kelly Liken is an American chef and restaurant owner. She has appeared as a contestant on the television shows Top Chef, and Iron Chef America.
Liken was an intern at the Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia. She moved to Colorado in 2002 and began to work in the kitchen at Splendido at the Chateau in Beaver Creek, Colorado, where she met her future husband, Rick Colomitz. In 2004, she opened Restaurant Kelly Liken in Vail and later that year, she married Colomitz. Her husband was general manager and wine director at the restaurant,[2] which closed in 2015.[3] In June 2016 she opened her new restaurant project, Harvest Vail located in Edwards, Colorado.[4][5]
Liken is one of the founders of the Sowing Seeds Program (Part of the Vail Valley Youth Foundation). Sowing Seeds focuses on the scientific aspect of teaching children about how foods grow, as well as the accompanying nutritional message of eating healthy. This program involves a greenhouse project at Brush Creek Elementary School where students plant and care for their own gardens.[9]
Liken and her namesake restaurant are supporters of the Vail Jazz Foundation; hosting events throughout the year in conjunction with the foundation.[10]
Awardsedit
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. 2005–2012
AAA 4-Diamond Award, Restaurant Kelly Liken. 2006–2012
James Beard Award Semi-Finalist; Best Chef Southwest. 2009, 2010, 2011
Winner Wine Spectator Taste of Vail Bar Chef Mix-Off. 2007, 2008
^First lady hits the slopes Vail Daily, 2011-02-20.
^Vail's Liken leads local group to White House Vail Daily 2011-04-15
^Rising Chef's Southern Cuisine CBS News, 2011-02-20.
^Sowing Seeds Program Vail Valley Foundation Website
^Vail Jazz Festival 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Vail Jazz Foundation
External linksedit
Official Website
March 13, 2024
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