Patricia Quintana Fernández (28 October 1946 – 26 November 2018),[1] was a Mexican chef, writer, businesswoman and professor.

Patricia Quintana was a specialist in Mexican regional cooking who was born in México and studied abroad in Canada, Switzerland and France – later returning to Mexico as a recognized chef.

She was the owner of the restaurant Izote in City of Mexico from 2001 to the 2013, but resigned to start a banquet catering company.

[4] She collaborated in many television programs and wrote articles about cuisine for several newspapers and magazines, both domestic and international.

She was a culinary ambassador of her country to the world, a distinction that awarded her to the Office of Tourism and the Association of Restaurants of Mexico.