Chef Nicholas Ames Found a Golden Opportunity at Abejas

Danielle Lirette April 7, 2016 10:49AM

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Nicholas Ames was working in a Toyota plant when he got the idea to move into the food business. Twenty years later, he's the executive chef at Abejas, which opened last year in Golden. Photographer Danielle Lirette visited him there and took these photos.

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