Ixta’s style of cooking draws inspiration from three countries she grew up traveling to, eating in and obsessing over; Brazil (where her mum is from), Italy (where she lived as a child) and Mexico (where her grandad lived).
She cut her teeth at NOPI restaurant before working at the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen for five years.
In 2020, she co-authored the New York Times bestselling FLAVOUR with Yotam Ottolenghi and in 2021, she was named one of the most influential women in food by Code Hospitality. This July will see the release of Ixta's first solo recipe book, MEZCLA.