Kitchen Team

Meet our incredible kitchen team with years of experience and huge hearts for creating Mesoamerican cuisine that honors the earth, our ancestors, and our guests.

HEAD CHEF

Octavio Vergara Nuñez

SOUS CHEF

Randy Jahir Guzman

PASTRY CHEF

Rick Solano

Al Air Libre

Enjoy year-round outdoor dining in a private walled garden with a cozy heated patio.

The Owners

We are grateful for the opportunity to bring our ancestral flavors to the Ashland food scene.

Freddie

Freddie Herrera, owner and award-winning mixologist brings his ancestors, rooted in Guatemala and El Salvador, as well as his contemporary LA swag into his unique bar program. Freddie has over twenty years of experience starting and managing restaurants with a clear mission rooted in health and cultural preservation.

Manya

Manya Orescan Campos, celebrated poet, educator, and creative director, weaves art and storytelling into every corner of the space. Manya brings twenty years of front of house restaurant experience and learned how to make tortillas, round like the full moon, from her Mexican mother.

Ancestral flavor meets modern creativity!