From the delicious Cuban croqueta to the humble Mexican taco, no one can deny the influence and power that Latinx food can have — something that the following chefs all understand. Food is intrinsically tied to our memories of our cultura and familia.

Everything we grow up knowing about what food is passed down from generation to generation, techniques that chefs like Diana Dávila and Daniela Soto-Innes use in every one of their dishes. But sometimes a little change can be good, something that has pushed chefs Eileen Andrade and Oscar Diaz to think outside of the culinary box. Below we’ve gathered chefs who are killing it in the culinary world and who make us extremely proud to be Latinxers.