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Best New Restaurants, 2025

An editorial shoot for Bon Appétit’s Best New Restaurants issue covering Chef Johnny Curiel’s Michelin-starred Mezcaleria Alma in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood. With two hours before service, we moved through dishes, staged interiors, portraits, and cocktails on a seamless backdrop. Once the doors opened, we kept shooting as the restaurant came to life. The images ran in the October 2025 print issue and across Bon Appétit’s digital platforms.

Client
Bon Appétit
Feature
Mezcaleria Alma
Media
Print, Web, Social
The bar at Mezcaleria Alma before service Chef Johnny Curiel with hanging whole fish Breaking down a whole fish on a cutting board Aguachile de erizo Chef Jordan Tehrani Plating the pescadilla de marlin Pescadilla de marlin with a cocktail Chef Johnny Curiel at the front door Tostada de toro Chef Johnny Curiel portrait in the restaurant Bon Appétit, October 2025, pages 68–69 Bon Appétit, October 2025, pages 44–45 Bon Appétit, October 2025, page 6
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