Diana Dávila ("Windy City Chef")

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04/21/22 • 19 min

Chef Diana Dávila didn’t just cook up her career in seconds: it took planning, the right ingredients, a lot of trial and error, and creating opportunities so that others could see her as the talented leader she knew she was. Now the Executive Chef and owner of Mi Tocaya Antojeria, a celebrated Mexican restaurant in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, Dávila discusses what it took to stick to her guns, knowing that what she was serving her city was unlike anything else.

While in Chicago, be sure to visit www.mitocaya.com/

Follow Diana on Instagram at @dianalachef

Hosted by Jon Frechette
Produced by Jon Frechette & Todd Luoto
Artwork by Tim Ahern | @tim_ahern_art

Special Thanks To: Christine Dávila
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Music:
1. Desmontes by Blue Dot Sessions 2. Bivly by Blue Dot Sessions 3. Brad PKL by Blue Dot Sessions 4. Dimming Circuit by Blue Dot Sessions 5. The Bus At Dawn by Blue Dot Sessions 6. Pedalrider by Blue Dot Sessions 7. Lobo Lobo by Blue Dot Sessions 8. Pxl Eventuat by Blue Dot Sessions 9. Victory by Jon Frechette 10. Pili Piper by Blue Dot Sessions

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While in Chicago, be sure to visit www.mitocaya.com/

Follow Diana on Instagram at @dianalachef

Hosted by Jon Frechette
Produced by Jon Frechette & Todd Luoto
Artwork by Tim Ahern | @tim_ahern_art

Special Thanks To: Christine Dávila
Support our show at bestlaidpod.com

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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