Daniela Soto-Innes is a Mexican-born chef and the youngest chef named World’s Best Female Chef by the World’s 50 Best Restaurant.
Born in Mexico City, Mexico to two lawyers, she moved to Texas at the age of 12. She was a competitive swimmer until she was 20. She studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Austin, Texas and then trained in both Europe and New York under chefs Danny Trace, Chris Shepherd and Enrique Olvera.
After working in some of the best restaurants in Texas through her teen years, she returned to Mexico City and worked for CIA graduate Enrique Olvera at his acclaimed Pujol. That partnership rekindled in 2014 when they teamed up to open Cosme.
In 2014, she helped to open Cosme in New York City, serving there as the Chef de Cuisine. In 2017, in partnership with chef Enrique Olvera, she opened the restaurant Atla.
In 2016, she received the James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef. In 2019, she was named the World’s Best Female Chef at the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Soto-Innes
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