Michael Degano serves as food and beverage general manager at Kachina Cantina, a modern cantina in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood. A New Jersey native from a large Italian family, he began his career bartending in San Francisco before spending 16 years at Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, where he managed properties in Seattle and Washington, D.C., and served as director of operations. He joined Sage Restaurant Concepts in 2017 and now oversees both Kachina Cantina and Poka Lola Social Club.
