1. Jose Garces is an American chef, restaurant owner, and Iron Chef.
12 Facts About Jose Garces
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Jose Garces won in the second season of The Next Iron Chef.
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Jose Garces is the second of three children born to parents Jorge and Magdalena Garces and is of Ecuadorian heritage.
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Jose Garces played varsity football and wrestled as a student at Gordon Technical High School.
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Jose Garces studied Culinary Arts at Kendall College in Chicago, graduating in 1996.
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Jose Garces opened his first restaurant in 2005, Amada, named after his grandmother.
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IdEATion, along with Chef Jose Garces, now run seven restaurants in Philadelphia: Amada, Tinto, Village Whiskey, Jose Garces Trading Company, JG Domestic, Volver, and Buena Onda.
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IdEATion and Chef Jose Garces manage four restaurants at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey: Amada - Ocean, Distrito Cantina - Ocean, Olon - Tropicana, and Okatshe - Tropicana.
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Jose Garces has been a challenger on Iron Chef America, defeating Bobby Flay on a 2008 episode featuring melon.
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Jose Garces 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.
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Jose Garces debuted as an Iron Chef on January 17,2010, when he defeated Seattle chef Rachel Yang in Battle Hawaiian Moi.
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In 2023, Jose Garces was a competitor in season 4 of Tournament of Champions.