Mexican Elena Reygadas, chef and owner of restaurant “Rosetta” in Mexico City, has been named best chef of the year 2023 by the British trade magazine “50 Best”. drive to a Latin American woman, the magazine announced on Tuesday.
“It is an honor to present this year’s award to Elena Reygadas – a chef who is paving the way for future generations of women leaders in Mexico and beyond,” 50 Best magazine eulogized. “By defending traditional dishes and local biodiversity, she is building the future of Mexican cuisine.”
Mexican woman has been cooking since she was a child
Reygadas, who comes from a large family and has been cooking since childhood, opened her restaurant in 2010 in an old mansion in the Roma district. In the following years she made a name for herself with dishes such as handmade Hoja Sante tortellini (spiced with Mexican leaf pepper), tamale variants and pipian, a traditional sauce made from pureed vegetables that originated in Mayan and Aztec cuisine. Rosetta Restaurant’s menu changes daily.
While studying English literature, Reygadas worked in several restaurants and, after graduating, spent four years learning her trade with Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli in London.
In the previous two years, “50 Best” awarded Colombian Leonor Espinosa in 2022 and Peruvian Pía León in 2021 as the best chef.
Source: Krone
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