Aarón Sanchez

Aarón Sanchez: Biography in Details

Who is Aarón Sanchez?

Aarón Sánchez is an award-winning American chef and television personality. Sanchez is part-owner of the Mexican restaurant Mestizo in Kansas City, Kansas.

Aarón Sanchez also owns Johnny Sánchez, a Mexican restaurant in New Orleans.

He is also renowned for the different styles of cooking like Cajun cuisine and Louisiana Creole.

Aarón Sanchez: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Aarón Sanchez was born in El Paso, Texas in February 1976. His ethnicity is Mexican.

His mother’s name is Zarela Martinez and his father’s name is Adolfo Sanchez. He has a brother named Rodrigo Sanchez and he does not have any sisters.

Aarón Sanchez started working at age sixteen with chef Paul Prudhomme.

In which school did Aarón Sanchez attend?

Aarón Sanchez attended The Dwight School and he graduated from the same school. In 1996 he joined Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island to study culinary arts.

Aarón Sanchez: Professional Life and Career

During his career, Aarón Sanchez appeared on Iron Chef America. Although he had one of his battles ends in a draw in season 2. In addition, Sanchez also competed in The Next Iron Chef.

Aarón Sanchez competed against renowned Japanese chef, Masaharu Morimoto, on Iron Chef America.

Likewise, he co-hosted the television series Heat Seekers with Roger Mooking and has been a frequent guest judge on the Food Network series Chopped.

Sanchez studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

However, he worked at Patria, Erizo Latino, Rose Pistola, L-Ray, and Paladar. Sanchez has also appeared on the TV series Melting Pot, Boy Meets Grill and Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, Aaron loves New York and The Taste.

He wrote the book La Comida del Barrio: Latin-American Cooking in the U.S.A. in 2003.

In 2017, he joined Masterchef US Season 8 as a judge with Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi, replacing Graham Elliot, to taste and help judge contestants’ cooking with Chef Gordon and Chef Tosi in order to be the next Masterchef. Sanchez is an expert in a lot of cooking techniques and global cuisines.

In 2019, Aarón Sanchez guest-starred on the first episode of Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back Season 2 as an extra expeditor and even revealed he lives nearby The Trolley Café in New Orleans, U.S.

Aarón Sanchez announced he will be releasing a memoir titled Where I Come From Life Lessons From a Latino Chef, on October 1, 2019.

His guests judged a Mexican food challenge on season 19 of Hell’s Kitchen in 2020.

Aarón Sanchez: Net Worth, Salary

As of 2023, chef Aarón Sanchez has a net worth of $4 million but his salary is not revealed yet. However, seeing his lifestyle, he has a decent amount of income.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Aarón Sanchez has quite good looks and a charming personality. He has black hair and brown hair.

Aarón Sanchez has an average height of around 5 feet and 8 inches.

His weight and shoe size are unknown.

Is Aarón Sanchez active on social media?

Aarón Sanchez is active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and has over 738k followers on his Instagram account.

He has over 1 million followers on Facebook and he has more than 266.2k followers on his Twitter account.

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