[Denver’s Mile High Magazine] Chez Maggy named one of “The 25 Best Restaurants in Denver 2022”

Los Angeles–based celebrity chef Ludo Lefebvre has always been a fan of Colorado. He skied and hunted here and often visited his wife’s mother, Margaret, who lived in Littleton. Tragedy struck in 2019 when Margaret was killed by a drunk driver; more than two years later, Lefebvre honored her memory with Chez Maggy, which opened this past February inside the Thompson Denver hotel. Here, in a high-ceilinged lobby dotted with marble-topped tables and globe-light chandeliers, Lefebvre not only serves his mother-in-law’s favorite tagliatelle Bolognese but also displays his prowess as a Michelin-starred French toque via thoughtful treatments of regional ingredients. Colorado lamb chops are doused with smoked bagna cauda (butter and anchovy sauce) and studded with local purslane. Also look for bison—one of Lefebvre’s favorite proteins—in the form of a tender tartare served on a crispy potato chip, and don’t leave without a bite of his mind-blowing, gluten-free crab cake, bound with shrimp mousse in lieu of breadcrumbs.