NICOLE CABRERA MILLS
PROFILES
EXECUTIVE CHEF
PECHE SEAFOOD GRILL
I AM VERY PROUD OF MY FILIPINO HERITAGE. FILIPINOS GENERALLY FLY UNDER THE RADAR IN AMERICA. I THINK IT ’S GREAT THAT WE ARE STARTING TO GET ATTENTION WHEN IT COMES T O THE CULINARY INDUSTRY. MY CULTURE COMES THROUGH IN MY FOOD AND MY MANAGEMENT STYLE. I AM UNAPOLOGETIC WHEN IT COMES
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Family origin: CAGAYAN DE ORO, MANILA, BUKIDNON
Education: AB SOCIAL SCIENCE, CULINARY ARTS
ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY, FRENCH CULINARY INSTITUTE
AWARDS + ACCOLADES
FOOD AND WINE BEST NEW CHEF ‘24
JAMES BEARD BEST CHEF SOUTH SEMIFINALIST ‘25
MICHELIN RECOMMENDED 2025
