Fermín Núñez

Fermín Núñez is the chef-owner of Suerte and Este, where nixtamalized Texas corn takes center stage and his team presses thousands of tortillas every night.

Fermín’s masa-driven vision has earned recognition from Michelin, Food & Wine, and Eater Austin (to name a few). Even as the honors stack up and he takes his role as a leader seriously, Fermín has a way of keeping things light with his witty sense of humor. And when he’s not in the kitchen? He might just be taking accordion lessons—because why not.