Guillermo Pernot is a nationally renowned chef and restaurateur, currently chef-partner at Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar in Philadelphia. Named “Chef of the Year” (2012) by Esquire magazine, Pernot is a two-time James Beard Award winner for Best Chef (Mid-Atlantic) and Best Single-Subject Cookbook for Ceviche: Seafood, Salads, and Cocktails with a Latino Twist (Running Press, 2001).