Jose Garces

Jose Garces
Garces in 2011
Education	Kendall College
Spouse	Dr. Beatriz Garces
Culinary career
Cooking style	Latin cuisine
Current restaurant(s) Amada (2005-) Tinto (2007 -) Mercat a la Planxa (2008 - ) Distrito Cantina (2008 - ) Village Whiskey (2009 - ) JG Domestic (2010 - ) Volvér (2014 - ) The Olde Bar (2015 - ) Buena Onda (2015 - ) Olón (2017 - ) Okatshe (2017 - ) Hook & Master (2021 - )
Previous restaurant(s) Garces Trading Company (2008 - 2018) Chifa (2009 - 2013) Old Town Whiskey (2011 - 2013) El Jefe (2013 - 2016) Rural Society (2014 -2017) 24 (2017 -2018)
Television show(s) Iron Chef America (2008 as a challenger, 2010 - 2018 as an Iron Chef) The Next Iron Chef (2009) Tournament of Champions (2023)
Award(s) won James Beard Foundation Award – 2009
Website	www.chefgarces.com

Jose Garces is an American chef, restaurant owner, and Iron Chef. He was born in Chicago to Ecuadorian parents. He won in the second season of The Next Iron Chef.^[1]