About Eliza

 I am an avid promoter of Mexican cuisine and an admirer of sister cuisines of Latin America and Spain. I share my love for cooking through my work as a private chef, instructor and most recently, chocolate confectioner.

I was born and raised in Mexico, and have been living in Washington DC for more than twenty years. I gradually moved away from my work in marketing and into cooking. I kept learning by perfecting techniques and traveling back to Mexico for research and classes, and continued experimenting with the best ways to merge the authentic with the adventurous. In Washington DC, I have found a fertile ground to combine the traditional and the contemporary always with an approach for responsible and sustainable food that nourishes and delights.  

Living in D.C. a world of flavors and techniques from all over the world opened up for me. I have been fortunate to explore the cuisine of many countries and even more so, to work with some of them, including the cuisine of Finland, as a caterer for their Embassy and the Finnish community in DC for over fifteen years.  

At the end of 2020 I began a fantastic journey into the world of chocolate, a dream come true for me, with training in France, U.S., Spain and Mexico. I cannot wait for you to try my chocolate confections.

Washington is my second home and has been a fantastic place for my husband and I to raise our children. We travel often to Mexico, Spain and France to visit family; and whenever possible, to anywhere else our cravings take us.

Nice to meet you / Mucho gusto

Eliza