Marissa Gencarelli

Co-Founder, Yoli Tortilleria | Kansas City, MO

Marissa Tapia Gencarelli is co-founder of Yoli Tortilleria, the 2023 James Beard Award winner for Outstanding Bakery, and co-owner of Art’s Molino & Market, a producer of premium Mexican products. Gencarelli draws inspiration from her childhood traveling from her hometown of Sonora, Mexico to Merida, and honors traditional processes in her work by sourcing local and seasonal Midwest ingredients. She provides research insights to promote regenerative agriculture and biodiversity in corn. Yoli Tortilleria and Art’s Molino & Market supply restaurants across the Midwest and can be found in grocery stores and specialty food markets. (Kansas City, MO)