Felix Gabriel "Gabe" Erales is an American chef specializing in modern Mexican cuisine based in Austin, Texas.
11 Facts About Gabe Erales
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In 2021, Erales won the eighteenth season of Top Chef, becoming the series' first Latino winner.
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Gabe Erales graduated from Eastwood High School in El Paso, Texas then went on to get a BA and MA in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Oklahoma.
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Gabe Erales began working in restaurants at the age of 15 in El Paso, Texas and continued to do so throughout high school and college at University of Texas at Austin.
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Gabe Erales went on to work in some of Austin's most notable restaurants.
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In 2006, Gabe Erales opened Dai Due Taqueria with Jesse Griffiths as the executive chef.
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Gabe Erales then opened the award winning Comedor restaurant, where he made famous the "bone marrow tacos".
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In 2021, Gabe Erales competed in Top Chef: Portland, winning the season and its $250,000 grand prize.
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Gabe Erales is currently in the process of building a new restaurant called Bacalar Restaurant that was scheduled to open in 2023.
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Gabe Erales created a Culinary Scholarship fund called Ninos De Maiz.
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Gabe Erales has 6 siblings and is married with four children.