Overview
- Disney Parks Blog, which published Wednesday, profiles head chef Maria Colon Cabrera as the leader shaping food that feels native to Batuu.
- Her team starts with dozens of ideas, then narrows them through tastings and story talks to balance guest favorites with in-universe fit.
- Collaboration with Lucasfilm guides names, plating, and small details so dishes align with the wider Star Wars story.
- A highlighted dish, the Shaak Pot Roast with Kublag Mash, reimagines pot roast with birria flavors and a turmeric-garlic mash to create an otherworldly look and taste.
- Cabrera, a second-generation Cast Member who helped open the land, now mentors her team, with her wife Olivia leading at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.