An editor's letter · The kitchen we built
Querida is
a multinational kitchen.
- Mexico
- Cuba
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Chile
- Cameroon
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
- Nepal
- India
- UAE
Three founders. One Mama. 38+ years of hospitality, eleven countries, one room.
Meet them ↓In the kitchen, in their voice
The people who make it.
Founders
Three names on the door.
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Founder · Leadership. Culture. Legacy.
Obed Bedolla
Monclova, Coahuila — Mexico
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Founder · Vision. Systems. Growth.
Sagar Khanna
India
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Founder
Hassan Juned
UAE
Inspiration · Editor-in-Chief
The reason for everything.
Mama Lalis.
The original kitchen. The voice in the magazine. The name behind the AI concierge. Querida exists because of the way she folded tortillas and seasoned consomé in Monclova on Sundays. Mother of Obed, brand soul of the restaurant.
Back of House
The kitchen brigade.
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Mauricio
Chile
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Luis
Cuba
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Chandar
India
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Janeth
Ecuador
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Stephan
Cameroon
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Jean
Cameroon
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Aroon
Nepal
Front of House
The faces of the room.
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Ibrahim
Uganda
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Lucia
Colombia
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Irma
Cuba
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Jose
Art · Brand · Marketing
The eye behind the look.
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Ernesto
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Bryan
Zimbabwe
La Familia · the family table
One door. One kitchen.
One family table.
Photographed in the room, on a Tuesday afternoon. Estás en tu casa.