Alex Hernandez

Alex Hernandez was born in El Salvador and with the love and support of family, made the arduous crossing to the US in 2012. After a short time in a US detention center, Alex made his way to a family member in New York City where he worked his way up from dishwasher to line cook. Under the mentorship of Chef Erik Osol, Alex learned and fell in love with cuisine and kitchen life. Chef Osol recommended Alex to Ilili Restaurant where he worked his way up to Sous Chef and learned to master Middle Eastern cuisine. When the pandemic hit New York City in 2020, Alex started volunteering at Migrant Kitchen. He doesn’t want anybody to suffer hunger and has been inspired by Nasser Jabber and Chef Daniel Dorado to keep this job as an opportunity to give to every New Yorker in need.