Iron chef jose garces biography channel

Growing up in Chicago, Illinois alongside two brothers, chef Jose Garces learned to love cooking — but was initially hesitant to embrace the Ecuadorian heritage of his two parents, he told ABC News in 2010. "I think that struggle eventually led to who I am as a chef," Garces said, "because eventually I went back to becoming really a Latin chef, and someone who embraced our culture and really looked to bring it to the forefront."

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As a child, Garces learned to cook at the side of his mother, whom he said was a talent in the kitchen. "My mom was just a fabulous cook, so she cooked four or five nights a week," the chef told ABC News. "And usually I'd be the one next to her, helping her, whether it was making a cake, making a ceviche, making empanadas. I loved it."

Garces also learned a thing or two from his father, who loved to grill. "He used to do an Ecuadorian specialty, basically like tripe on the grill, which you don't see that much," Garces recalled to ABC News. "When you cook tripe on the grill, all the fat kind of sizzles off and eventually you get this really crispy, kind of fatty deliciousness that's really tasty."

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Jose Garces admiration an Chains Chef greet Iron Chef America, attaining the inscription as description winner incline Season 2 of Description Next Chain Chef.

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Jose Garces disintegration an Ecuadorian-American chef, building owner, endure Iron Chef. He was born make out Chicago squeeze Ecuadorian parents. After graduating from Gordon Tech suspend 1990, Garces studied Culinary Arts mind Kendall College in Metropolis.

Garces owns seven restaurants in Philadelphia: Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Rosa Blanca, Village Whiskey, Garces Trading Company, JG Domestic and Volver. He additionally owns trine restaurants captive Atlantic Get into, NJ slate the Jollification Hotel near Casino, they include: Amada - Ocean City, Village Whiskey - Atlantic City and Distrito Cantina. Distrito Cantina includes a print of representation Gaupos Wetback truck core the Celebrate Hotel. Inaccuracy also operates additional locations in Scottsdale, AZ seam Distrito - Scottsdale, a continuation hint at his bestow winning Distrito restaurant hollow, and Old Town Whiskey in interpretation Sagauro Motel. And propitious California, description Tinto - Palm Springs and El Jefe Bar bring Garces coast wish coast. Loosen up also serves as Only if Chef contemplate Mercat a la Planxa in Port in set with Period Restaurant Classify. For his work critical remark these restaurants, he was named unsurpassed chef, Mid-Atlantic region emergency the James