
Inés Páez Nin, also known as Chef Tita, is a celebrated Dominican chef, activist, and television personality.
Owner of the restaurants MoriSoñando and Aguají, she has become a key figure in promoting Dominican culinary traditions globally. In 2023, Forbes recognised her as one of the 50 Powerful Women in the Dominican Republic. Chef Tita began her culinary career at 17 and has since gained academic qualifications in Hotel Management and Culinary Arts. She has represented the Dominican Republic at numerous international gastronomic events, including festivals in New Delhi, Florida, and Colombia.
Her achievements include being honoured by the United States Congress in 2017 for her work in Dominican gastronomy and receiving the Personaje Excelencia Gourmet award in Madrid in 2019. In 2020, she opened MoriSoñando at Las Américas International Airport, focusing on native culinary heritage, and later launched Aguají in Puerto Plata. Chef Tita also advocated for Dominican gastronomy’s recognition as an intangible national heritage and initiated Fogones y Gastronomía Solidaria during the pandemic to support vulnerable communities.