Rosa Martinez was born in a small town in the state of Oaxaca. As a child, she loved cooking with her mother. In 1989, she left Mexico for San Francisco with a dream of one day cooking for many people and sharing with them her culture. Now, many years later, after a long journey that included all sorts of jobs serving others, she is an entrepreneur in the La Cocina incubator and can see a path to fulfilling her dream.