Executive Chef Christian Ojeda has garnered an impressive resume in his culinary career. Back-to-back-to-back Forbes Four-Star ratings for the three years he led the Bernardus Lodge & Spa (Carmel Valley, California) team, along with a Michelin Key nod there in early 2025. Leading luxury dining lineups at Montage Deer Valley, Calistoga Ranch and Encantado Resort. And it doesn’t get much more impressive than stints at illustrious Las Vegas venues like Joël Robuchon and Fleur de Lys.

But as we experienced at a recent media dinner at Laurel Brasserie, Ojeda’s artistry on the plate is as much about dialed-in technique as it is a nod to his own Chilean-influenced and Utahn-born roots. There’s also generously acknowledged and appreciated weigh-in from the kitchen’s well-honed brigade of chefs.

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