Marlene Divina
Marlene Divina is the Founder and partner of divinAmerica. A James Beard Foundation award-wining author, editor, and writer.
As restaurateur and consultant, Marlene's project contributions range from public Smithsonian Institution legacy food concepts in the nation's capitol to the launch of original, cutting edge projects for independent ownership.
As recipe creator, Marlene has a passion for taste and drives the search for flavor solutions. As presenter, her wisdom and wit illuminates and inspires. And as recipe tester, her clear and practical approach to assessment and analysis shores the formula for consistency.
Under her creative and editorial guidance, we produce content for marketing and commercialization, social media talking points, training collateral, trade and news articles, and cookbooks.
Marlene provides the inspiration and foundation for our developing event enterprises.
Fernando Divina
Fernando Divina is the Director and partner for divinAmerica. An award winning restaurateur, hotelier, chef and grocer, as consultant, he creates food and beverage concepts with your team. For business startups, he interprets your goals and helps you shape, define and develop a plan of action from ideation through to live operations.
With decades of innovative project and business start-up experience, he is able to develop dynamic and creative solutions to expand your business or seed your new enterprise.
His tenacity and keen focus on client and partner goals has produced among the nation's most creative and enduring business models.
Peer and Industry Recognition
Receiving a nod from our family of colleagues and competitors alike is in all ways humbling. We recognize that for every accomplishment, there are many more challenges to come and as ever, a new and better way of gaining ground. It is our highest honor to serve our partners, clients and guests above all else. Our truest and most meaningful rewards are the smiles of approval and the success of our engagements.
Honors + Accolades
Oregonian Restaurant of the Year
Gourmet Magazine
America's Top Tables
The Slow Food International Snailblazer Award Winners
James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence
International Association
of Culinary Professionals
Award for Excellence
Finalist
Gourmand International Cookbook Award
Best Culinary History Book in the World
Honorable Mention
ACF Oregon Chef of the Year
American Seafood Challenge Gold Medals Awards
Culinary Olympic Gold Medal and Multiple Medals Awards
American Culinary Federation Gold Medals and Multiple Medals Awards
