Avanti Food & Beverage Boulder is bringing the best of Costa Rican cuisine to Pearl Street with its new food stall, Pollo Tico. Top Chef season 18 alum Byron Gomez is the owner and chef behind the concept, which opened in October 2022. He decided to bring the flavors of Costa Rica, where he grew up, to Boulder after noticing a lack of knowledge about the country’s cuisine. Click to read more.