Chef Claudette Zepeda On Inclusivity Within Food Media
Chef Claudette Zepeda is a San Diego based chef who received national acclaim for her time as the executive chef & partner behind El Jardín. Currently, she is Executive Chef of Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas.
While coming up in the industry, there weren’t any Mexican female chefs of note to look up to. For her, change comes through amplifying the voices of female chefs and pushing women of color into the spotlight. “If I could be that hero for the little girl that wants to be a cook or my kids that’s really, that’s the goal,” Zepeda says.
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