Chef Jorge Vallejo is the head chef at Quintonil a stunning restaurant in Mexico City that is regularly ranked among the best in the world. We spoke with Jorge about his career signature dishes food sustainability and advice for aspiring chefs.
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The Dish: Chef Jorge Vallejo on Bringing Mayan Food to the Culinary Scene
The family I grew up in belonged to the average Mexican middle-class family: it was mainly women who prepared the food according to recipes that had been known for generations.
From a young age I was captivated by the smells textures and combinations of my grandmother and mother's home-cooked food and I wanted to do the same as they did.
As a young man I hesitated between a veterinarian and a chef but in the end I chose the most creative path. People seek happiness sitting at the table and I wanted to contribute to that happiness.
