Katie Button is the executive chef and co-owner of Asheville, North Carolina's beloved Cúrate Bar de Tapas, and La Bodega by Cúrate. A Southern chef with a scientific mind, Katie honed her craft in the kitchens of some of the world's best chefs, most notably Ferran Adrià and José Andrés, before venturing out to open her own restaurant with husband Felix Meana and her family. Among her many accolades, Katie was one of Food & Wine's 2015 Best New Chefs. Cúrate was named as one of the 40 Most Important Restaurants of the Past 40 Years by Food & Wine and one of the Most Important Restaurants of the Decade by Esquire. She is currently serving on the Independent Restaurant Coalition's leadership team. (Asheville, NC) @chefkatiebutton