Jose Garces

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Jose Garces (c. 1974) is an Ecuadorian American chef, restaurant owner, and Iron Chef. He was born in Chicago to Ecuadorian parents. He won in the second season of The Next Iron Chef.[1]

Garces owns seven restaurants in Philadelphia: Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Chifa, Village Whiskey, Garces Trading Company, and JG Domestic. He also owns one restaurant in Chicago, Mercat a la Planxa. For his work at these restaurants, he was named best chef, Mid-Atlantic region by the James Beard Foundation.[2]

Garces has been a challenger on Iron Chef America, defeating Bobby Flay in a 2008 episode featuring melon.[3] He also competed in the second season of The Next Iron Chef and was selected the sixth Iron Chef after defeating opponent chef Jehangir Mehta on November 22, 2009.[4] Garces debuted as an Iron Chef on January 17, 2010, when he defeated Seattle chef Rachel Yang in Battle Hawaiian Moi.[5]

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  1. ^ http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-iron-chef/index.html Accessed on 26 November 2009.
  2. ^ Lazor, Drew (2009-05-04). "Chef Jose Garces wins Best Chef Mid-Atlantic at James Beard Awards". Philadelphia City Paper. Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. http://www.webcitation.org/5kWVhHPrd. Retrieved 2009-10-14. 
  3. ^ Cichy, Betty (2008-08-19). "Philly's Jose Garces beats Iron Chef". Courier Times (Calkins Media). Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. http://www.webcitation.org/5kWXDBxPb. Retrieved 2009-10-14. 
  4. ^ LaBan, Craig (2009-10-08). "Chatting with Jose Garces". philly.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. http://www.webcitation.org/5kWYWDw9g. Retrieved 2009-10-14. 
  5. ^ http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-iron-chef/index.html

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