Ixta’s distinctive style of cooking draws inspiration from three countries: Brazil (where her mother is from), Italy (where she spent much of her childhood) and Mexico (where her grandfather lived). She cut her teeth at Yotam Ottolenghi’s NOPI restaurant before spending five years at the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen, where she developed her bold, distinctive approach to flavour. In 2020, she co-authored the bestselling Flavour with Yotam Ottolenghi, before publishing her first solo cookbook, MEZCLA, in 2022, followed by FUSÃO in 2025.