Cantina Azul

Join Chef Elia Herrera at her Cantina Pop Up.

Cantina, a watering hole not just to quench your thirst but a cultural fiesta embodying the spiritual heart of Mexico!

In classic Cantina style we will be serving plenty of amazing cocktails paired with Chef Herrera's traditional Mexican Botanas. You do not want to miss this one and only opportunity to experience Chef Herrera's inspired cuisine.

Limited tickets $65 per person includes 2 cocktails and 6 Botanas (additional available for purchase)

About chef Elia Herrera

Former Top Chef Canada and Top Chef Mexico star Elia Herrera is known for her upscale
Mexican delicacies. Herrera has been featured in several TV Shows such as Breakfast
Television, Morning Live, and magazines like Toronto Life, Post City, Blog TO, Toronto SUN,
she also has appeared as judge on Master Chef Canada as well as Post City Toronto’s
Best Tacos Al Pastor alongside Chef Mark McEwan

Chef Herrera is a Gold Medal Winner for Canada’s Great Kitchen Party 2018, previously
known as Gold Metal Plates. It’s a social enterprise that’s dedicated to building
community regionally and nationally to celebrate Canadian excellence in food, sport
and music. She has participated in multiple Food and Wine festivals national and
internationally.

Chef Elia Herrera has collaborated in the opening and success of various restaurants in
Canada and abroad, such as Colibri in Toronto, Milpa in Calgary, SiSi Restaurante at The
Palms in Turks & Caicos.

Herrera’s strong sense of community and giving back is present in Canada and Mexico.
She has worked with Second Harvest Canada’s largest food rescue charity, Eat to the
Beat. It’s the only event in Canada of women supporting women through the challenges
that come with a breast cancer diagnosis. She created “Salut for Mexico” to support
people affected by earthquake in Mexico on September 2017.

She was invited to be part in the documentary “Chef Stories”, selected by the Toronto
Short Film Festival. Featuring the excellence and diversity of recognized celebrity Chefs
in Calgary and Canada. Which has been awarded as Best Short Documentary of 2025
in Toronto.

She believes like any good recipe; success is the product of good ingredients. “Passion,
dedication and experience have led me to where I am today” she says

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