The Team

The Yuca kitchen is headed by Executive Chef Ramon Medrano who has been with Yuca when we first opened in 1989. Ramon, who worked as a Sous Chef for the famous Douglas Rodriguez, is responsible for making sure that each diner enjoys the Nuevo Latino Cuisine and overseas the preparation, creativity and passion for all of our items that highlight our Cuban food. Chef Josefa Balbin serves Yuca as our exclusive pastry chef. Chef Josefa has been with Yuca since our inception and is the person most responsible for inventing most of the dishes on our menu. Chef Josefa trained former master chef Douglas Rodriguez, (creator of Nuevo Latino Cuisine) whose cookbook Nuevo Latino owes heavily to Balbin's instruction.