Baja Lab Kitchen with Chef Daniela Soto-Innes x Cervantes Family Vineyards

Friday, November 21 | 5:30 pm to 10:00pm

Savor a thoughtfully curated four-course menu by guest Chef Daniela Soto-Innes paired with a selection of Cervantes wines in collaboration with COMAL. The experience will spotlight Chef Daniela’s distinctive culinary style partnered with the flavoral flare of COMAL and emphasized by the terroirs of Cervantes– a partnership brought to life through the vibrant, locally sourced ingredients of Baja.

Daniela Soto-Innes is a Chef from Mexico City that has worked in restaurants across the U.S., Mexico City, and Europe. When Daniela opened Cosme as Executive Chef, she quickly garnered praise as one of New York City’s top chefs and was named Rising Star Chef of the Year by the James Beard Foundation. Accolades continued as she opened Atla in NYC as the Executive Chef/Partner, later named Time Out’s Restaurant of the Year.

In 2019, Daniela became the youngest chef and first Mexican to receive the award of the World’s Best Female Chef by the World’s 50 Best Restaurants and was featured in Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 and Crain’s 40 Under 40. She was also named the Most Exciting Chef by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Under her leadership, Cosme was the highest ranked U.S. restaurant on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 list.

Most recently, Daniela was recognized by the Consulate of Mexico for her work representing her native country abroad and continues to be a globally recognized industry leader and has her sights on Mexico for her newest restaurant venture, Rubra.

In 2012, Xavier and Cecilia Cervantes left Mexico City for Napa Valley’s last frontier—Pope Valley—transforming rugged, untouched land into a world-class vineyard. In partnership with renowned winemaker Andy Erickson, they craft expressive Bordeaux varietals, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Blacktail Bordeaux blend, and Palomino Sauvignon Blanc. Guided by stewardship and a passion for hospitality, Cervantes is a place where exceptional wines, shared tables, and lasting connections come together.