Claudette Zepeda Looks Beyond Borders for Inspiration for Her New Menu

As San Diego chef Claudette Zepeda focuses on her forthcoming project as executive chef for Alila Marea Beach Resort in Encinitas, Calif., she’s looking beyond what people expect from her and instead focusing on what she likes to cook and eat.

“My next project is in San Diego, which is a combination of cultures melding together,” she says. “The diaspora there is Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Mexican; there are so...