Adriana was born into a family of architects and artists. Combining her natural eye for design and personal passion for all things food, she decided to pursue a culinary career. She refined her talents at top international culinary programs including L'Ecole de Cuisine Alain Ducasse in France and Sumito Estévez’s Instituto Culinario Caracas in Venezuela before serving as an apprentice at Spain’s 3 Michelin Star restaurant Martín Berasategui and Mugaritz.

Driven by her mission of empowering others to pursue their craft, Adriana founded Tepuy Collective — a series of culinary events and cooking classes around the world that serves as a platform to bring together women who are equally passionate about food. Serving as the bridge, that connects talented chefs with brands, and encouraging them to think about how they can use their purchasing power to support food businesses representative of inclusion.

In addition to building Tepuy Collective  internationally, was the Executive Chef at the James Beard-award winning Nolita eatery, De Maria and led multiple other restaurants in New York City.

Urbina is also a three-time winner of the Food Network’s Chopped and the only Latin American female chef to have won the title.

Currently she develops culinary content for a variety of brands, as well she is a food writer contributor for Verizon media “In the know” and continues to grow her company Tepuy Collective.

Beyond her work in the kitchen, Adriana is a passionate activist. Her ongoing mission is to use her unique culinary voice to shine light on meaningful causes that support immigration reform and women’s rights.