LDEISA Legacy Awards

LDEISA Legacy Awards honor non-LDEISA members who have made significant contributions to the San Antonio culinary scene. The award was started in 2013 and is given to an outstanding culinary representative biennially (except in 2021 when the award was postponed due to Covid concerns).

LDEISA Legacy Award Recipients

2013 - Doña Maria Treviño of El Mirador Restaurant
2015 - Isabel Sanchez Wong of Rosario’s Café y Cantina
2017 - Silbia Esparza of San Antonio Time Dollar

2019 - Dr. Adena Williams Loston of St. Philip's College
2023 - Alice (Ma) Harper of Ma Harper’s Creole Kitchen