The 2025 James Beard Media Award nominees have been announced! Learn more Learn more


Best Chef Mid-Atlantic: Maricel Presilla

jbfauthor

JBF Author

Mon, May 16, 2016

The award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic goes …

The award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic goes to:Maricel Presilla Cucharamama, Hoboken, NJ Maricel is the third woman to win the award for this region (the first two were Susanna Foo in 1997, and Ann Cashion in 2004). When she isn’t in the kitchen, Dr. Presilla is also a professor of medieval Spanish history.