"Zepeda-Wilkins is used to the spotlight, having survived two grueling seasons on ‘Top Chef’, but her biggest stage to-date is El Jardin in Liberty Station, a partnership with Rise & Shine Restaurant Group. After toiling tirelessly in several local kitchens, this is a full-circle moment for a chef who is getting national notice for her “matriarchal” perspective on running a restaurant and earning acclaim for a menu that is equally informed by years of cooking with her family in Mexico and time spent traveling and discovering world cuisines." - Candice Woo
