Jose Garces is an Ecuadorian American chef, restaurant owner and Iron Chef. He was born in Chicago to Ecuadorian parents. He won the second season of The Next Iron Chef. Garces studied Culinary Arts at Kendall College in Chicago and graduated in 1996. Garces sold its restaurants to IdEATion Hospitality in 2018 as part of the restructuring. IdEATion and Chef Garces currently operate seven restaurants in Philadelphia: Amada, Tinto, Village Whiskey, JG Internal, Volver and Buena Onda. IdEATion and Chef Garces also manage 4 restaurants in Atlantic City, NJ at Ocean Casino & Resort and Tropicana Casino & Resort: Amada - Ocean, Distrito Cantina - Ocean, Olon - Tropicana and Okatshe - Tropicana. Distrito Cantina recreates the Guapos Taco truck inside the Ocean Casino & Resort. For his work at these restaurants, he was named the best chef in the Middle Atlantic by the James Beard Foundation.
Chef and restaurateur of Ecuadorian descent who rose to fame after winning the second season of the Food Network reality show The Next Iron Chef. In January 2010, he made his official Iron Chef debut.
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