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Age: 39
Title: Owner
Name of Organization: Media
Noche Café
Michelle Fernandez is the
owner of Media Noche Café,
which she opened in Berwyn
in 2020 and where she serves
food inspired by her husband's
Cuban heritage.
Fernandez is a Mexican-
American who was born and
raised in Chicago. Both of her
parents were born in Mexico
and immigrated to the Uni
-
ted States in the late 1970s.
She opened Media Noche
Berwyn Cafe in November
2020, bringing her husband's
Cuban family recipes into the
city.
Her husband was also born
and raised in Chicago. His
father Javier Sr. was born in
Cuba and brought to the sta-
tes at a very young age. Javier
Sr. was the chef in the family
and showed his love and pas-
sion for cooking, using only
the freshest ingredients. He
opened his own restaurant in
Elmwood Park where Fernan-
dez started in the family busi-
ness. She began as a waitress
and learned by watching the
magic happen in his kitchen.
The biggest challenge she had
as a new business owner was
the fear of being accepted in
a new community. Overco-
ming this fear was pretty easy.
Berwyn has accepted Media
Noche graciously.
Sharing
family
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"I
f You Have A Dream, Don't
Let Anyone Take It Away. And
Always believe That The Impossible
Is Always Possible."
Selena Q
Michelle Fernandez
