Perhaps you’ve dined with Chef Wendy Lopez before at Reyes Mezcaleria on North Orange Avenue, where she crafts creative regional Mexican dishes that nourish the body and awaken the senses. For Chef Wendy, it’s all about connection. By honoring the integrity of each ingredient in a dish, Chef Wendy inspires the people she feeds and educates to appreciate the environment that food comes from. Through sustainable practices and mindful consumption, she invokes a sense of responsibility and empowerment in the food choices we make, and the impacts they have. Chef Wendy gets excited when fundraising dinners come around because she gets to collaborate and cook with Edible Education Experience’s (EEE) network of astounding chefs. That connection with industry peers of various backgrounds sharpens her creativity and redoubles her passion for mentoring the next generation of talented and inspired cooks. Kids love when Chef Wendy drops by for summer camp with her giant molcajete to grind up a flavorful charred salsa. In pairing her culinary experience with the mission at EEE, Chef Wendy is making lifelong impacts on our Central Florida community members.