Oswaldo Rios, 2018

Oswaldo, our first recipient is now 23 years old. He’s originally from Mexico, and immigrated to the US with his family when he was 8. Oswaldo was working at Felipes in New Orleans when we first found him. He has since graduated the Professional Culinary Arts Program from the ICC in New York and worked under Chef Alex Stupak at Empellón during his time here. He just moved to Baton Rouge to work at Soji, a modern Asian restaurant, as he’s continuing to expand the cuisines he enjoys cooking.