This affable, gregarious native of Torreón, Mexico, moved to Austin in 2009 and honed his prodigious skills at Launderette, La Condesa, and Uchiko before opening Suerte with Sam Hellman-Mass in 2018, drawing flavor-drunk raves from our critics – and the general public, Eater Austin, Food & Wine, and The New York Times.
Finalists: Tavel Bristol-Joseph (Canje), Ambrely Ouimette (Sushi Bar Austin), Edgar Rico (Nixta Taqueria), Amanda Turner (Olamaie)
