Chef, Estevan Reyes Peña, raised by mother Nydia Carol Peña Rivera who grew up in the small town of Santurce, PR. Soon after meeting the father of her children, she had her son, Estevan, who grew up in Orem, Utah but was raised to love his Latino ethnicity and background. Now, 30 years later, Estevan find himself wanting to bring his love and passion for Puerto Rico to Utah.

The name Borikén (or Borinquen) is the original Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico before colonization. We are 'El Sazón de SLC' because sazón comes from the life Latinos bring wherever they go. It's the seasoning, the loud, the dance, the rhythm, but most importantly the hardships we face as POC's. Sazón is finding the perseverance in a world that is actively working against us. Mi sol es Taíno. That is what I bring to SLC and Utah.