Bio

Chef Garces’ proven fluency with Latin cuisine recently earned him a 2007 nomination for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic from the James Beard Foundation. His trademark dishes honor Latin flavors and traditions while invigorating them with a modern and creative twist. For his “Iron Chef America” debut, Chef Garces defeated Iron Chef Bobby Flay in their on-camera duel in Food Network’s Kitchen Stadium. Recently Chef Garces has also found time to write his first cookbook, Latin Evolution. The book contains modern recipes through which Chef Garces provides authoritative, much-needed context for the newly ubiquitous flavors and cooking styles of Spain, Mexico and much of South America, exploring the history of these cuisines even as he shapes their future.