José Andrés

José Andrés
Born	José Ramón Andrés Puerta (1969-07-13) 13 July 1969 Mieres, Asturias, Spain
Nationality	Spanish, United States [1]
Occupation	Chef
Children	3

José Ramón Andrés Puerta (born 13 July 1969), known as José Andrés, is a Spanish American^[1] chef often credited for bringing the small plates dining concept to America.^[2] He owns restaurants in Washington DC, Beverly Hills, Las Vegas, South Beach and Dorado. Andrés is chair of the advisory board for LA Kitchen,^[3] a social enterprise in Los Angeles, California that works to reduce food waste, provide job training, and increase access to nutritious food.

Biography

José Andrés was born in Mieres, Spain. He is married and has three daughters.^[4] Early in his career, he trained under Ferran Adrià at the restaurant El Bulli. Beginning in the fall of 2010, Andrés taught a culinary physics course at Harvard University with Ferran Adrià.^[5] In May 2012, Andrés was named dean of Spanish Studies at The International Culinary Center, where he and Colman Andrews developed a curriculum in traditional and modern Spanish cuisine, which debuted in February 2013.^[6] On 29 October 2012, he announced he was heading back to the classroom, and would teach his first course on how food shapes civilization at George Washington University next year,^[7] which awarded him an honorary doctorate degree in public service on 18 May 2014, when he served as university's commencement speaker at the National Mall.^[8]

Restaurants

Along with partner Rob Wilder,^[9] Andrés owns several restaurants:^[10]

• minibar by José Andrés – Washington, DC – several chefs serve a prix fixe menu of about 25 small courses to six diners at a time.^[11]
• barmini by José Andrés – Washington, DC – experimental cocktail bar adjacent to minibar.
• America Eats Tavern – McLean, Virginia – traditional American dishes in conjunction with the Foundation for the National Archives.
• Jaleo – Washington, DC; Bethesda, Maryland; Arlington, Virginia; Las Vegas – traditional Spanish tapas. Jaleo is named after a painting by John Singer Sargent.
• Zaytinya – Washington, DC – serves mezze, small plates of food from the Mediterranean regions of Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon. Zaytinya means "olive oil" in Turkish.
• Oyamel – Washington, DC – serves a variety of small plates and antojitos.
• é by José Andrés – Las Vegas – similar to minibar.
• The Bazaar - Beverly Hills, California and Miami Beach, Florida – a combination of traditional Spanish tapas and foods inspired by molecular gastronomy.
• China Poblano – Las Vegas - Chinese and Mexican dishes.
• Mi Casa – Dorado, Puerto Rico – Spanish and traditional Puerto Rican cuisine.
• Pepe - Washington, D.C. - Food Truck
• China Chilcano - Washington, D.C. - Chinese, Japanese and Peruvian fusion.
• Beefsteak - Washington, D.C. - Vegetable focused fast-casual.
• Tres by José Andrés - Los Angeles, California - High-end restaurant in L.A. Also serves breakfast.
• Bazaar Meat by José Andrés - Las Vegas, Nevada - Steakhouse located in the SLS Hotel.

Awards

• Best Chef of the Mid-Atlantic Region (James Beard Foundation, 2003)^[12]
• Chef of the Year (Bon Appetit, 2004)^[13]
• Saveur 100 List (Saveur, 2004)
• Men of the Year (GQ Magazine, 2009)
• Orden de las Artes y las Letras de España – Order of Arts and Letters (Cabinet of Spain, 2010)^[14]
• Vilcek Prize in Culinary Arts (2010)^[15]
• Outstanding Chef (James Beard Foundation, 2011)^[16]
• One of the world's 100 most influential people (Time Magazine, 2012)^[17]

TV

• Vamos a cocinar, a food program on Televisión Española – producer and host (2005 - 2007)
• Iron Chef America – defeated Bobby Flay (2007)^[18]
• Made in Spain, a 26-part series for public television (2008)^[19]
• Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Washington, DC episode (2008)^[20]
• Top Chef judge (2010)^[21]
• The Taste – guest judge and mentor (2013)^[22]
• Hannibal – culinary consultant (2013)^[23]

Books

• Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America^[24] – a cookbook on tapas and Spanish cuisine. Coauthored by Richard Wolffe
• Vamos A Cocinar: Las Mejores Recetas del Programa de Tve^[25] – a book based on his Spanish cooking show Vamos a cocinar.
• Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen.^[26] – companion book to Andrés' public television series

US citizenship

José Andrés attained his American citizenship in December 2013.^[1]

See also

• Spanish cuisine
• Mediterranean cuisine
• Ferran Adrià
• Tapas
• Chef

References

External links

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• ThinkFoodGroup, the home page for the ventures of José Andrés
• José Andrés on Twitter