Paula Endara Biography – Paula Endara Wiki
Paula Endara is the executive chef of the Bluegrass-inspired Granddam and Lost Palm. Lost Palm is a rooftop parlor featuring tropical-infused Latin bites and cocktails located at the Gold Key Awarding-winning boutique The Manchester. She currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
Chef Paula is a contestant on the 22nd season of Top Chef also referred to as Top Chef: Destination Canada.
Her career in culinary arts started at her home country in Ecuador when she was 18 years old. She has 13 years of experience in the culinary industry, being a chef and a mixologist and is known for being a James Beard Bootcamp for Policy and Change foundation alum.
A 13-year veteran of the industry, she has built an impressive resume that includes specializing in avant-garde cuisine at the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastian, Spain, working at a nomad restaurant concept in Quito where she collaborated with Amazonian farmers, to opening her restaurant Roots in Jonesboro, Arkansas that blended her Ecuadorian flavors with fresh local ingredients.
Passionate about sustainability and strengthening the community-driven food infrastructure, Paula uses regional ingredients to showcase her cultural heritage through her unique, inventive dishes.
Paula Endara Age
Her hometown is Quito, Ecuador. Her exact age is not known.
Paula Endara Husband
The Quito, Ecuador native is married to her husband, Karl Lowe. The couple share two sons.
Paula Endara Top Chef
The Quito, Ecuador chef is a contestant on Top Chef: Destination Canada. The reality television cooking show is in its 22nd season. The show premiers on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Other contestants in the show are Kat Turner, Anna “Anya” El-Wattar, Tristen Epps, Corwin Hemming, Katianna Hong, Lana Lagomarsini, Henry Lu, Vincenzo “Vinny” Loseto, Zubair Mohajir, César Murillo, Massimo Piedimonte, Bailey Sullivan,Shuai Wang and Mimi Weissenborn
The winner of Top Chef season 22 will receive $250,000 furnished by the Saratoga Brand, a feature in Food and Wine magazine, and an appearance at the annual “Food and Wine Classic” in Aspen.
Paula Endara Children
The Ecuadorian chef is a mother of two children, both sons. Her first child is Liam Omer Lowe born on 31/08/2018 and her second child, is a son named Logan, born in December 2020.
According to her Instagram page, Logan was born with medical difficulties but basing on current posts he seems to be doing well.
Paula Endara Family
Chef Endara seems to have a good relationship with her family. In June 2020, she posted a picture posing with her father with a caption that read ” Happy father’s day pa “
Paula Endara Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @chefpaulaendara.
