At Mita, Latin America comes to life through vegetables

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Before Mita reached its one-year anniversary, chefs and owners Miguel Guerra and Tatiana Mora discovered their plant-based restaurant made history.

The Latin American restaurant earned its first Michelin star , making Guerra the youngest Venezuelan chef to receive a Michelin star and Mora the first Venezuelan female chef to earn the honor, as reported by WTOP’s partners at 7 News .

Not long after, the James Beard Foundation nominated the D.C. restaurant in the New Restaurant category, though it was bested by M

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