Sushi Sora Chef Jesus Silva Is Caught in the Middle of a Legal Battle at the Golden Mill

This was supposed to be a banner year for chef Jesus Silva. His three stalls at the Golden Mill food hall in Golden — Tacos al Chile, Republik of Chicken and Sushi Sora — had a highly profitable 2022; restrictions from COVID were in the rearview mirror; and there were rumors of expanding his portfolio to other food halls.

But now Silva has become collateral damage in a complicated power struggle between the Golden Mill owners (Wes and Susan Ganter, Don Martin and Corby Felsher) and his GM Food Concepts business partners, James L. Wright III and Mark Shaker, co-founder of Stanley Marketplace, the now-closed Broadway Market, and…the Golden Mill. Although Silva is often thought of as the face of Tacos al Chile, Republik of Chicken and Sushi Sora, he is only a 10 percent owner of parent…