Jose Garces

Jose Garces: Biography in Details

Who is Jose Garces?

Jose Garces is an Ecuadorian-American chef, Iron Chef, and restauranteur and he is famous for winning the second season of the Food Network reality series, ‘The Next Iron Chef’. He was awarded the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.

Jose Garces: Birth facts, Family and Childhood

Jose Garces was born on July 6, 1981, in Chicago, IL. He has a birth sign of Cancer. His mother’s name is Magdalena Garces and his father’s name is unknown. His nationality is Ecuadorian-American and his ethnicity is Ecuadorian. There is no information about his siblings and childhood.

Jose Garces: Education History

He joined Gordon Tech and graduated from there in 1990 and later joined Culinary Arts at Kendall College in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.

Jose Garces: Professional Life and Career

He made his debut as an iron chef in 2010. He has been known to own restaurants in Philadelphia named Amanda, Tinto, Distrito, Village Whiskey, Volver, Buena Onda, and many more. Jose has three restaurants in Atlantic City, NJ at the Revel Hotel and Casino: Amada – Atlantic City, Village Whiskey – Atlantic City and Distrito Cantina. He is also as Executive Chef for the Chicago situated Mercat a la Planxa.

Jose Garces made his appearance on the Iron Chef America in the 2008 season and became more popular. The Next Iron Chef became the competitor to Jose in the second season and Jose defeated Chef Jehangir Mehta and became the winner. He defeated Rachel Yang when he made his appearance as an Iron Chef on the 17^th of January, 2010.

He has also opened Rural Society in Washington DC, which is a contemporary Argentine steakhouse. He also opened Rural Society in Chicago, IL.

Jose Garces: Lifetime Achievement and Awards

Jose Garces became Iron Chef America in 2008 in which he won against Bobby Flay and became one of only eight chefs in the country to hold the prestigious title of Iron Chef. He became the winner in 2009 of the James Beard Foundation’s prestigious award, ‘Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic’.

Jose Garces: Net Worth and Salary

Jose Garces has not revealed any information about his salary. As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million. so, it is hard to predict. However, it is under review.

Jose Garces: Rumors and Controversies

Chef Jose Garces has to sell his restaurant group to the Lousiana-based Ballard Brands. The group was sold for $5 million. The main reason is that he had been sued for underpaying multiple vendors.

Jose Garces: Description of Body Measurements

Jose Garces has got grey hair and brown eyes. He weighs 82 kg. Other information about his height, dress size, etc. is not available.

Jose Garces: Social Media Profile

Jose Garces has around 24.7k followers on Instagram, about 32.6k followers on Twitter, and around 4k followers on Facebook.

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