{"id":118595,"date":"2024-01-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/?p=118595"},"modified":"2024-01-03T16:49:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T21:49:29","slug":"2023-businessperson-of-the-year-luis-siguencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2024\/01\/118595\/2023-businessperson-of-the-year-luis-siguencia\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Businessperson of the Year: Luis Siguencia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldenjalapenoscafe.com\/\">Golden Jalape\u00f1os Caf\u00e9<\/a> in Calverton gave away so many free Thanksgiving dinners to veterans and community members in need this year that Geidi Lezama, wife of business owner Luis Siguencia, stopped counting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Siguencia and his family, of Flanders, opened Golden Jalape\u00f1os Caf\u00e9 in 2014. For almost a decade, he\u2019s been giving back to the community in this way, which is why he was chosen as Riverhead News-Review\u2019s 2023 Businessperson of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I had money I would do it all the time,\u201d Mr. Siguencia told the News-Review in a 2019 interview. \u201cBut I do it once a year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Lezama echoed that sentiment in a recent phone interview.\u201cWe would love to be able to give more back but this is as much as we can do,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re just happy that at least that day, we can be able to share one hot meal for people, it\u2019s just this wonderful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden Jalape\u00f1os Caf\u00e9\u2019s social media posts feature a thank-you message to all the community members who volunteered for the giveback this year, held both in Calverton and at their new location in Yarmouth, Mass., which opened just six months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Kathy Kruel\u2019s mother died three years ago, Thanksgiving was challenging for her because it was her mother\u2019s favorite holiday. The day became easier for her after she and her husband, Tommy, began volunteering at the Thanksgiving givebacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll help anyone, and he tries to hire people that can use the help,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s just an all-around great guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Siguencia immigrated to the United States from Ecuador at 14 years old. In 1992, he started working as a dishwasher at Bartolinos in Astoria, Queens. Before the year had passed, he\u2019d worked his way up to a line chef position and by 1994, he was top chef.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then attended the Culinary Academy of Long Island to perfect his craft. He spent 14 years as head chef at World Pie in Bridgehampton. His specialties are Italian and French cuisines. He mastered Tex-Mex with the help of Ms. Lezama, who is from Mexico and specializes in Spanish cuisine. His menu now includes all different styles of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual Thanksgiving giveback initiative is a family affair for Mr. Siguencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to teach my kid to do the right thing,\u201d he told the News-Review in 2019. \u201cI got my daughter; I hope one day she\u2019ll be doing the same. The kids grow up the way we teach them. The way my parents taught me to be is the way I turned out and I hope my daughter does, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family also serves free meals at Westhampton\u2019s 106th Rescue Wing each year on Sept. 11, Ms. Lezama said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruth Budd, a customer of Golden Jalape\u00f1os Caf\u00e9, was floored when she learned of his selflessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI found out that he was donating meals to the staff at the hospital. He was donating to numerous places during COVID for the essential workers that had to work,\u201d she said. \u201cHe also made donations to the ambulance departments in Riverhead and Flanders; he\u2019s very giving to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Budd also volunteers at Mr. Siguencia\u2019s Thanksgiving giveback events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been great to see how thankful people are and how it makes his family feel,\u201d she said. \u201cHe really enjoys giving to his community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jill Tapia travels from Laurel to Calverton to support Mr. Siguencia and his business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrom what I\u2019ve observed, he\u2019s an extremely generous man,\u201d she said. \u201cJust this past Thanksgiving, I don\u2019t even know how many turkeys he cooks or how many he gives out to people, but no one is ever turned away to come and have a hot meal on his behalf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Lezama thanked the community for supporting Golden Jalape\u00f1os Caf\u00e9, which she said makes it possible to give back in this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really blessed that we can do this,\u201d she said. \u201cI just hope that people will keep supporting us so we\u2019ll also be able to [continue] with our journey, keep doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2023\/01\/114238\/2022-business-of-the-year-the-suffolk-theater\/\">The Suffolk<\/a><br>2021:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2022\/01\/108708\/2021-businesspeople-of-the-year-john-and-otto-wittmeier\/#:~:text=2022%20will%20mark%20its%2072nd,of%20the%20Year%20for%202021.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John and Otto Wittmeier<\/a><br>2020:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2021\/01\/103575\/2020-businesspeople-of-the-year-jerry-dicecco-jr-and-jonathan-perkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jerry Dicecco Jr. and Jonathan Perkins<\/a><br>2019:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2020\/01\/97467\/2019-businessperson-of-the-year-beth-hanlon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beth Hanlon<\/a><br>2018:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2019\/03\/91271\/2018-businessperson-of-the-year-anthony-meras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anthony Meras<\/a><br>2017:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2018\/01\/85092\/2017-businessperson-of-the-year-irwin-garsten\/\">Irwin Garsten<\/a><br>2016:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2017\/03\/78531\/2016-businesspeople-of-the-year-perabell-food-bar-east\/\">PeraBell Food Bar East<\/a><br>2015:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2016\/01\/70864\/2015-businesspeople-of-the-year-jim-and-barbara-cromarty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jim and Barbara Cromarty<\/a><br>2014:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2015\/01\/61191\/2014-businesspeople-of-the-year-riverheads-craft-brewers\/\">Riverhead\u2019s craft brewers<\/a><br>2013:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2014\/01\/50256\/2013-business-person-of-the-year-april-yakaboski\/\">April Yakaboski<\/a><br>2012:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2013\/01\/42372\/business-person-of-the-year-rich-stabile\/\">Richard Stabile<\/a><br>2011:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2012\/01\/31522\/2011-business-people-of-the-year-dennis-mcdermott-kayleigh-and-tahir-baig\/\">Dennis McDermott and Kayleigh &amp; Tahir Baig<\/a><br>2010:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2011\/01\/6530\/2010-business-person-of-the-year-dee-muma\/\">Dee Muma<\/a><br>2009: J. 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