José Andrés

José Andrés

José Ramón Andrés Puerta (b. 1969, Mieres, Asturias, Spain), known as José Andrés, is a Spanish chef often credited for bringing the small-plates concept to America. Early in his career, he trained under Ferran Adria at the famous El Bulli restaurant in Spain. From 2005 to 2007, Andrés produced and hosted "Vamos a cocinar," a popular food program on Television Española (TVE) Spanish national television.In 2008, Andrés launched his first American TV show, [http://josemadeinspain.com "Made in Spain,"] a 26-part series for public television. Produced by Full Plate Media and sponsored by KQED-TV San Francisco. A companion book, [http://www.amazon.com/Made-Spain-Spanish-American-Kitchen/dp/030738263X "Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen,"] will be published by Clarkson Potter in November 2008. Andrés is also a [http://lifestyle.msn.com/SpecialGuides/JoseAndres resident culinary expert] for MSN Lifestyle.
In 2007, José and THINKfoodGROUP partnered with Sam Nazarian's SBE Hotel Group and designer Philippe Starck to create [http://www.slshotels.com SLS Hotels] , a new luxury hotel brand. The first property, SLS at Beverly Hills, opens its doors in the fall of 2008.
On the other side of the country, Andrés and his partners' company, [http://www.thinkfoodgroup.com THINKfoodGROUP] owns several restaurants in the Washington, D.C., area

  • minibar by josé andrés: Andrés' signature cuisine in a small space. $120, 30-35 small courses, six diners, three chefs, two seatings a night.
    • Cafe Atlantico: an elegant and eclectic restaurant whose cooking is rooted in the Nuevo Latino style.
    • Jaleo: an award-winning restaurant named after the famous John Singer Sargent painting and serving traditional Spanish tapas. Three locations in the metro area Washington, DC, Bethesda, MD and Arlington, VA.
    • Zaytinya: which serves mezze, the small plates of the Greece, Turkey and Lebanon. The name means olive oil in Turkish.
    • Oyamel: authentic Mexican tacos and antojitos, margaritas with salt air. Reopened in Penn Quarter in February 2007. Originally located in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, VA.
    In developing his menu for Oyamel, Andres met with acclaimed Mexican-food expert Diana Kennedy.
    Andrés released his first cookbook in 2005. First published in English as [http://www.amazon.com/Tapas-Taste-America-Jose-Andres/dp/1400053595 "Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America"] (published in the United States by Clarkson Potter) and shortly after in Spanish, "Los fogones de José Andrés" (published by Planeta). The book is an homage to Spanish cooking and to tapas, Spain's gift to the world of good cooking. The book has been well received by the public in Spain and the US selling over 100K copies in Spain. A second book based on his popular cooking show "Vamos a cocinar" was published by Planeta in Spain in May of 2007.

    In April 2007 he bested chef Bobby Flay, winning 'Battle Goat' on Food Network's Iron Chef America.

    In 2008, the Bravo Network awarded him the prize for A-List chef at the first ever Bravo A-List Awards. The James Beard Foundation nominated Andrés Outstanding Chef for his work at minibar by josé andrés. In 2007, Andrés was inducted into the Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America. In 2006, Andrés was named Chef of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW). In 2005, Food Arts magazine awarded him their prestigious Silver Spoon award saying “the irrepressibly energetic chef José Andrés, the best thing to happen to Spain in North America since 1492.” Bon Appetit magazine named Andrés Chef of the Year in the fall of 2004 and Food & Wine included Andrés in their 35 under 35 Tastemakers list for 2004. Saveur included Andrés on their 2004 Saveur 100 list, noting that he “represents the broad spectrum of Spanish (and Hispanic) cooking from ancient traditions to the fantasies reminiscent of El Bulli, where he once worked, better than anyone else in America today.” In 2003, Andrés won the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef of the Mid-Atlantic Region.

    He resides in Washington with his wife Patricia and three daughters.

    References

    daughters are Carlota, Ines, and Lucia

    External links

    * [http://www.thinkfoodgroup.com/ THINKfoodGROUP]
    * [http://www.cafeatlantico.com/ Cafe Atlantico]
    * [http://www.jaleo.com/ Jaleo]
    * [http://www.oyamel.com/ Oyamel]
    * [http://www.zaytinya.com/ Zaytinya]
    * [http://www.josemadeinspain.com/ Made in Spain]
    * [http://www.slshotels.com/ SLS Hotels]


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