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 Yana Herrara, owner, director of hospitality, and Master of Ceremonies, weaves art and storytelling into every corner of the space. She is a Xicana poet, educator, and cultural curator. Manya brings twenty years of front-of-house restaurant experience and learned how to make tortillas, round like the full moon, from her Indigenous Mexican mother.
