Elena Reygadas

Elena Reygadas ( Mexico City , August 27,1976) is a Mexican chef . In 2023 she was selected as The World's Best Female Chef 2023 according to The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Quotes "Of course, it feels great to be awarded, but a kitchen is a universe". "What means the most to me is that the efforts of so many people, who work many hours and long days, have now been recognized. After more than a decade of dedication, it gives our team a nice push to keep going". "My number one goal has always been to make our guests happy by offering them simple food based in Mexican ingredients" "We try to be pure and respect the ingredients as much as possible, while always offering loads of pleasure". "The more we use different ingredients, people will be more familiar with them" "And in our approach, the ingredients always shine, with the end flavor always the most important goal". "My hope is that all my dishes are balanced. I want people, and their stomachs, to feel good when they eat my food". Inside the Kitchen of Elena Reygadas, the Best Female Chef in the World by MICHAELA TRIMBLE, July 18, 2023 Retrieved 16/11/2023 "The menu is based on the timeline and the ingredients that nature gives us. Right now, for example, we have a Manila mango dish that has a short shelf life". "When I was training, the truth was that I was often the only woman in the kitchen and the women were almost always in the desserts". "I think I’ve seen that cooking is a way of giving love and affection and expressing ourselves. I understood that at a young age". Elena Reygadas, voted the world’s best chef, cooks in harmony with nature by Rama Magazine,Jun 7 2023 Retrieved 16/11/2023 External references Category:Living people Category:1976 births Category:Chefs