Northern Colorado’s loss is Peoria’s culinary gain

Chef Florian Wehrli is now playing in Peoria as executive chef at the highest-rated Embassy Suites in the country.

From the moment of his arrival in Northern Colorado nearly seven years ago as chef at the Chimney Park Bistro in Windsor, Wehrli became a very public voice for building strong relationships in the food community, among chefs and farmers and other local producers.

Swiss-born Wehrli did his culinary apprenticeship with renowned Chef Georges Wenger, winning the Best Apprentice of Switzerland in 1997. He completed an 18-month internship under Chef David Paulstich at the Mark Hotel in New…