Jose Garces Net Worth

Posted by Fernande Dalal on Saturday, August 31, 2024


Jose Garces net worth is
$1.7 Million

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Jose Garces is an Ecuadorian 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. After graduating from Gordon Tech in 1990, Garces studied Culinary Arts at Kendall College in Chicago.Garces owns seven restaurants in WADA Philadelphia: Amada, Tinto, Distrito, Rosa Blanca, Village Whiskey, Garces Trading Company, JG Domestic and Volver. He also owns three restaurants in Atlantic City, NJ at the Revel Hotel and Casino, they include Amada - Atlantic City, Village Whiskey - Atlantic City and Distrito Cantina. Distrito Cantina includes a reproduction of the Gaupos Taco truck inside the Revel Hotel. He also operates additional locations in Scottsdale, AZ with Distrito - Scottsdale, a continuation of his award winning Distrito restaurant brand, and Old Town Whiskey in the Sagauro Hotel. And in California the Tinto - Palm Springs and El Jefe Bar brings Garces coast to coast. He also serves as Executive Chef for Mercat a la Planxa in Chicago in partnership with Sage Restaurant Group. For his work at these restaurants, he was named best chef, Mid-Atlantic region by the James Beard Foundation.Garces has been a challenger on Iron Chef America, defeating Bobby Flay in a 2008 episode featuring melon. He also competed in the second season of The Next Iron Chef and was selected the sixth Iron Chef after defeating opponent chef Jehangir Mehta on November 22, 2009. Garces debuted as an Iron Chef on January 17, 2010, when he defeated Seattle chef Rachel Yang in Battle Hawaiian Moi. 
Net Worth$1.7 Million
ProfessionAmerican chef
NicknamesJose Garces, Garces, Jose
#Fact
1Chef/owner, "Garces Restaurant Group".
2Grew up in Chicago.
3Lived in Spain after culinary school.
4Parents are Ecuadorians.
5Exec chef/owner, "Amada" in Philadelphia. Adam Gertler worked at "Amada" for two years as a server. "Amada" was named after his maternal grandmother.
6Exec chef/owner, "Village Whiskey" in Philadelphia.
7Iron chef. NICA winner 3 in 2010.

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Cooks vs. Cons2017TV SeriesHimself - Judge
Iron Chef America: The Series2008-2014TV SeriesHimself - Iron Chef / Himself - ICA Challenger Chef
Hecho en América2013TV MovieHimself
Big Morning Buzz Live2013TV SeriesHimself
Unique Eats2010-2012TV SeriesHimself - Chef / Owner, Amada / Owner, Village Whiskey
Chopped2012TV SeriesHimself - Contestant / Iron Chef
Meat & Potatoes2011TV SeriesHimself
The Best Thing I Ever Ate2010TV SeriesHimself - Chef at Amada
Rachael's Vacation2009TV SeriesHimself - Chef / Owner, Amada

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