Mixtli executive chefs and co-founders Rico Torres and Diego Galicia have been intentional about giving women opportunities in their kitchen.
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“Y’all, I got my car towed this morning,” Beckman said into the microphone after the women had been buttoned into their Michelin-branded chef coats and led to the center of the stage for photos.Indeed it did. The service award was just the first win for the restaurant. They are the women in leadership at Mixtli, who work alongside Torres and Galicia as part of a small, familial team.
Pruitt said women often don’t get the level of respect or benefit of the doubt the way many men do in the industry, which is one reason she pursued a certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers.
Working for founders who value women’s leadership, she said, is empowering. “It’s one of the reasons I’ve been here for eight years. I’m just lucky to be surrounded by the women in this room.” She moved to San Antonio in 2019 and worked for Signature and then Bliss as that Southtown restaurant’s executive pastry chef. But she missed the variety and challenge of developing new desserts, so when she saw the role open up in Mixtli, she knew she wanted it.She emailed Torres and Galicia, offering to be a prep to whomever they hired, working hours outside her job at Bliss.
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