Chef
Fátima Juárez
Chef-Founder & Co-Owner, Komal
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Venue
- Komal · Restaurant
Known for
- Founder of Komal in Los Angeles
- Operating one of the region’s craft molinos
- Heirloom corn sourcing and nixtamalized masa
- Opening-team experience at Holbox
i. Biography
Fátima Juárez is the chef-founder and co-owner of Komal at Mercado La Paloma in Los Angeles. Raised in Mexico City with formative family ties to Oaxaca, she centers the restaurant on heirloom Mexican corn, nixtamalization, masa, and the food memories of those places.
Profile updated July 2026
