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Colibri's Chef Elia Herrera on Continuing Her Family's Legacy

When the opportunity to open up a Mexican restaurant fell into Elia Herrera’s hands, she couldn’t say no. But only having trained as a pastry chef, she knew that in order to develop Toronto hotspot Colibri’s recipes, she’d need help from an expert—her mom.

By Emily Rivas

Updated June 3, 2019

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Chef Elia Herrera of Colibri standing behind the register in her restaurant

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