Brandon Foster

From Larissa Foster and the Foster Family;

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we tell you that on the morning of Sunday, July 5, 2020, at the top of a mountain in Summit County, Colorado, a place he loved so deeply, our dear husband, brother, father, son, Brandon Foster, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away.

Brandon had a long and distinguished career as a chef, most notably at Vesta Dipping Grill in Denver, where he began as a line cook and over his 11 years there, rose to the position of Executive Chef. He left Vesta in 2016 to become Executive Chef at Project Angel Heart, a Denver based nonprofit organization that prepares and delivers meals for people living with life-threatening illnesses.

Among his many achievements as a chef, Brandon was honored to be selected to cook at the James Beard House in New York City. He was active in the organization Slow Food Nation, attending events and conferences around the country and was a leader in the movement to reimagine how food is produced and consumed in the U.S. He embraced the "food as medicine" concept that was made most manifest in his years at Project Angel Heart.

Known throughout his career for his generosity of spirit, he mentored dozens of cooks and chefs while at Vesta and regularly participated in charity events, gathering his fellow chefs together to make food and give back to the community.

Brandon is survived by his wife Larissa, his three children Amelia, 13, Ella, 9 and Harrison, 3 and his extended family of mother Kathy, father Ken (and his partner Nayan), brother Aaron and his nephew Asher. His mother and father-in-law Volney and Lori LeBaron and sister-in-law Lacey as well as all of his uncles, aunts and cousins are mourning his passing as are the dozens of professional colleagues who knew and worked with him.

A viewing will be held on Sunday, July 12 at the Horan & McConaty funeral home at 3101 South Wadsworth in southwest Denver/Lakewood from 10:00 am to noon. Please make sure that you come prepared with a mask and be respectful of social distancing.

We invite all of his friends and colleagues to join us then to pay your respects to this amazing human and offer your condolences to the family (masks and social-distancing will be required.) A memorial service celebrating his life will be planned later this Fall.

In lieu of flowers, a GoFundMe site has been established at https://gf.me/u/yfm5gh for donations to support his family.

Additionally, contributions may be made "In Memory of Brandon Foster" at Project Angel Heart, 4950 Washington St, Denver, CO 80216 www.projectangelheart.org .

Visitation : July 12, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Horan & McConaty - SW Denver/Lakewood
3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd.
Lakewood, CO 80227