Rodrigo Serna is Chef at la Posta in Santa Cruz, California, where he has been part of the kitchen team for nearly twenty years. Originally from Aguascalientes, Mexico, Serna has grown alongside the restaurant and helped shape its long-standing approach to regional Italian cooking, housemade pasta, and seasonal ingredients from the Central Coast.
His cooking is grounded in close relationships with local farms, fishermen, and producers, allowing the seasons and character of the region to guide the menu. Drawing on nearly two decades in Santa Cruz kitchens, Serna brings a deeply practical understanding of Italian technique together with the immediacy and abundance of California ingredients.