Michelin-recommended dining mainstay closing in Denver after 18 years
Award-winning chef Alex Seidel is closing Fruition just months after selling majority stake in Mercantile.
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Fruition, the farm-to-table restaurant started by Chef Alex Seidel on his way to an eventual James Beard Award, is closing its doors after 18 years in Denver.
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Seidel made the announcement in a press release Monday. He didn’t give a reason for closing, only that it was his decision. He declined a request for an interview.
The restaurant, at 1313 E. 6th Ave., will host its last service on January 12, 2025. It is one of Denver’s Michelin-recommended dining spots.
“After 18 incredible years, I’ve made the bittersweet decision to close the doors of Fruition,” Seidel said in a statement. “What began as a dream in our tiny kitchen on 6th Avenue grew into something far beyond what I could have imagined. The magic of this space has always been about more than just the food; it’s been about the connections made across our tables and the memories created in this dining room.”
Seidel told The Denver Post earlier this year that he was “working toward simplifying [his] life.” He sold his majority stake in Mercantile Dining & Provision, the restaurant that led him to a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef of America’s Southwest in 2018, to Sage Hospitality, and transferred operations of Fruition to executive chef Jarred Russell.
In 2021, Seidel sold the farms that sourced the cheese, produce and meat for his restaurants.
