Beginning in 1990, Chef Kiffin part-
nered with owner Mark Miller at the
famed Santa Fe-based flagship Coyote
Café and later Coyote Café MGM Grand
in Las Vegas, where he acted as Corpo-
rate Executive Chef/Owner. Since his
tenure with Miller, Kiffin has gone onto
work with other notable Chefs and suc-
cessfully opened 20 restaurants.
Twenty-nine years in Santa Fe has
strengthened Kiffin’s love and passion
for New Mexico. He recognizes not only
the responsibility in taking care of one
of Santa Fe’s true treasures, the Com-
pound Restaurant, but also the impor-
tance of taking care of his community.
Becoming a sitting board member for
the Santa Fe Wine and Chile committee
in 2008, Kiffin ensured a voice for the lo-
cal Santa Fe restaurants participating in
the annual Wine and Chile Fiesta held
every September. He recently joined the
board for the New York Grand Fondo,
which will be held annually in Santa Fe
as well. In addition to his board work,
Kiffin has multiple charities he works
with exclusively.
Under the attentive, energetic
leadership of Chef/Owner Kiffin, the
Compound has received multiple ac-
colades including recognition as New
Mexico True, 2015-2018 Certificate of
Excellence Winner by Trip Advisor, 2018
winner wine spectator award, 2016
Restaurant Legacy Award, 2015 James
Beard Semifinalist for Service.
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