Daniela Moreira

A 2019 RAMMY nominee for “Rising Culinary Star of the Year”, 2018 James Beard Rising Star Semifinalist and 2017 Eater Young Guns award-winner, Daniela Moreira is the Executive Co-Owner of DC’s award-winning ​Timber Pizza Co.​ and buzzed about new sister restaurant, ​Call Your Mother​, (recently named one of “America’s Best Jewish Delis” by Food & Wine). ​With Daniela at the helm, Timber Pizza Co. has received national acclaim including being named a 2019 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand award-winner, a ​2017 best new restaurant and 2017 Pizzeria of the Year by Bon Appetit, and topped lists of best pizzerias by The Washington Post Express, Washingtonian, etc. ​Call Your Mother, which opened in October, was named one of the Most Anticipated Restaurants in D.C. for Fall 2018 and has already been featured in Conde Nast Traveler, Bon Appetit, The Washington Post, Washingtonian, Washington City Paper, and more.

Daniela ​grew up in Argentina learning to cook alongside her mother who provided meals for the family’s summer campground. After moving to the United States at the age of 20 to learn English, Daniela won a scholarship to attend the Culinary Institute of America, which then led to ​an internship at New York City’s iconic Eleven Madison Park. ​In 2015, Daniela moved to Washington, D.C., where she met Andrew Dana and Chris Brady, Co-Owners of Timber Pizza Co., in a blue 1967 Chevy truck that they parked at local farmers’ markets. The rest is history.