LATINA CULINARY EXCELLENCE

liana de la Vega’s restaurant and cooking school in Oaxaca, El Naranjo, placed her on the map gaining worldwide acclaim for her exquisite cuisine inspired by Mexico’s most mouthwatering dishes.

In 2019 she became a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef: Southwest, and in 2020 she was a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef in Texas.

While growing up in Mexico City, de la Vega saw that European cuisines were considered elegant and the best meals to be served at restaurants. In contrast, Mexican food, like most Latin American foods, was supposed to be prepared at home for the family because it wasn’t “fine dining.”

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