Our Story

Chef Humberto Sanchez was born and raised in Venezuela and has over 20 years of experience in restaurants around the world. His culinary journey has taken him from DiverXO Madrid’s only 3 Michelin-star restaurants, Italy, France and Peru to the Biltmore Hotel in Miami. In Toronto, he found his gastronomic home. Humberto shares his love and passion for cooking with the students of George Brown College. Humberto’s most recent venture is with his Cafe Panchita as well as Bar Catalina, a tapas and paellas destination,  Gourmet Guyz food truck, Paelleros and OverTheFire where he cooks paellas and South American-style bbq and for events and festivals.