Chef Byron Gomez of Brutø restaurant in Denver has been named to The Food Network’s annual hot list. Credit: Jeff FierbergChef Byron Gomez of Brutø restaurant in Denver has been named to The Food Network’s annual hot list. Credit: Jeff FierbergByron Gomez, award-winning executive chef at Denver’s Michelin-starred Brutø has been named one of 25 “exciting food personalities and up-and-coming culinary rock stars” on The Food Network’s annual hot list. Gomez previously wowed locals with the fare at his Costa Rican-inspired Pollo Tico stall at Avanti in Boulder. boulderriverside.comDay Day Up Tea in Lafayette hosts a traditional Chinese tea tasting class March 22 featuring the history, culture and art of tea.