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What they do here.
A 700° white oak hearth, whole-animal butchery, and zero microwaves.
Chef Rosa Delgado tends the wood hearth while Mateo Ruiz commands the butcher block. We built our kitchen inside a 1912 brick warehouse because the ceiling flue was tall enough to draft naturally. We cook over live Missouri white oak and fruitwood embers. No gas shortcuts, no hot-holding steam tables.
The people at the pass
Rosa Delgado
Born and raised in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City. Trained in wood-fire hearth kitchens in San Sebastián and Chicago before opening Mesa Nueve.
Mateo Ruiz
Oversees the morning butcher block and wood-fire pass. Dedicated to sustainable whole-animal butchery and heirloom Midwestern grains.
Lila Cho
Curates our low-intervention wine list and signature cocktail program. Oversees the dining room floor and the 6-stool walk-in bar.