Chef Isabel Coss, is the Executive Chef of Pascual and Executive Pastry Chef of Lut\u00e8ce in Washington, DC. best known for landing on FOOD & WINE\u2019s list of the eleven “Best New Chefs in America” Class of 2023, as a 2025 James Beard Foundation “Best Chef Mid-Atlantic” semifinalist, and one of \u201c100 Latino Leaders in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n
She has shaped two of DC\u2019s most celebrated restaurants, Pascual, the hearth-focused Mexican restaurant takes inspiration from Coss\u2019s upbringing in Mexico concept she co-founded with her spouse, Chef Matt Conroy, has earned widespread acclaim, named one of 14 Eater’s \u201cBest New Restaurant in America in 2024,\u201d and 2024 New York Time’s \u201cAmerica’s Best Restaurants,\u201d The Washington Post’s #1 Best New Restaurant 2024, and Eater DC’s #1 Best New Restaurant 2024.<\/p>\n
T\u1ea1i Lut\u00e8ce, nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ki\u1ec3u Ph\u00e1p m\u1edbi \u1edf Georgetown, chuy\u00ean m\u00f4n v\u1ec1 b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt c\u1ee7a Coss \u0111\u00e3 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n gi\u00fap nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong \u201cNh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc M\u1ef9\u201d n\u0103m 2022 c\u1ee7a t\u1edd New York Times v\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong \u201cM\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00ecnh n\u1ec1n \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c M\u1ef9\u201d c\u1ee7a RESY n\u0103m 2023.<\/p>\n
After years of studying to become a professional ballerina in Mexico, Coss followed her passion for food into the pastry industry as a teenager. Her culinary career started in Mexico City at 17 working as a bread maker for reenowned restaurant Pujol and continued her craft at world-class kitchens like Cosme, Agern and Empell\u00f3n in NYC. Coss believes food is a powerful
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