--- a
+++ b/merlin/utils/huggingface_download.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+
+from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
+
+
+def download_file(
+    repo_id: str,
+    filename: str,
+    local_dir: str,
+):
+    os.makedirs(local_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    local_file_path = hf_hub_download(
+        repo_id=repo_id, filename=filename, local_dir=local_dir
+    )
+    print(f"{filename} downloaded and saved to {local_file_path}")
+    return local_file_path