Jose Garces

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Pictured here at Panama Gastronomica are show organizer Elena Hernandez, Iron Chef Jose Garces, and U.S. Ambassador to Panama Phyllis Powers.

Jose Garces 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 studied Culinary Arts at Kendall College in Chicago, graduating in 1996.[2]

Garces sold his restaurants to IdEATion Hospitality in 2018 as part of a restructuring. IdEATion along with Chef Garces now run seven restaurants in Philadelphia: Amada, Tinto, Village Whiskey, JG Domestic, Volver and Buena Onda. IdEATion and Chef Garces also manage 4 restaurants in Atlantic City, NJ at the Ocean Casino & Resort and Tropicana Casino & Resort: Amada - Ocean, Distrito Cantina - Ocean, Olon - Tropicana, and Okatshe - Tropicana . Distrito Cantina includes a reproduction of the Guapos Taco truck inside the Ocean Casino & Resort. For his work at these restaurants, he was named best chef, Mid-Atlantic region by the James Beard Foundation.[3]

Garces has been a challenger on Iron Chef America, defeating Bobby Flay on a 2008 episode featuring melon.[4] He also competed in the second season of The Next Iron Chef and he was selected the sixth Iron Chef after defeating opponent chef Jehangir Mehta on November 22, 2009.[5] Garces debuted as an Iron Chef on January 17, 2010, when he defeated Seattle chef Rachel Yang in Battle Hawaiian Moi.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Next Iron Chef". www.foodnetwork.com. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  2. ^ https://www.kendall.edu/blog/kendall-alum-jose-garces-is-the-sixth-iron-chef
  3. ^ 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 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  4. ^ Cichy, Betty (2008-08-19). "Philly's Jose Garces beats Iron Chef". Courier Times. Calkins Media. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  5. ^ LaBan, Craig (2009-10-08). "Chatting with Jose Garces". philly.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
  6. ^ "The Next Iron Chef".

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