José Andrés
Encyclopedia
José Ramón Andrés Puerta (born 1969), known as José Andrés, is a Spanish chef often credited for bringing the small plates
dining concept to America. His flagship restaurants, minibar (located in Washington D.C.
) and "é" (located in Las Vegas) focus specifically on a tasting menu of molecular gastronomy
.
who were willing to lay down their arms and ask forgiveness for past violence. ETA has killed more than 800 people including civilians and children, wounded thousands, extorted and kidnapped entrepreneurs. The news appeared in all major international media. His tweet was removed the following day.
, Spain
. He has a wife and three daughters.
at the restaurant El Bulli
.
Andrés owns several concept restaurants in the Washington, D.C.
, area:
Andrés also operates The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and China Poblano by José Andrés in Las Vegas.
Andrés is also a resident culinary expert for MSN
Lifestyle.
Beginning in the fall of 2010, Andrés teaches a culinary physics course at Harvard University
with Ferran Adrià
.
(TVE) Spanish national television.
In 2006, Andrés appeared on Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
. This show is broadcast on PBS
and is affiliated with Gourmet Magazine. Andrés was featured in the second episode of the first season and the episode title is Anatomy of a Meal with José Andrés.
In April 2007, he competed against chef Bobby Flay
on Food Network
's program Iron Chef America
defeating Flay.
In 2008, Andrés launched his first TV program in the United States, Made in Spain, a 26-part series for public television. It was produced by Full Plate Media and sponsored by KQED, a San Francisco public television station.
In 2008, Andrés and minibar were featured on the Washington, D.C.
episode of the Travel Channel
show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
Andrés was featured in a segment (first broadcast 2 May 2010) with Anderson Cooper
for 60 Minutes
.
In May 2010, Andrés demonstrated molecular gastronomy
techniques on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
, creating gazpacho sorbet and liquid olives.
In August 2010, Andrés guest starred as a judge on the hit television show "Top Chef".
In August 2011, Andrés made another guest appearance on a Spain-themed episode of the Travel Channel
show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations where he accompanied Anthony Bourdain to El Bulli.
on tapas
and Spanish cuisine
in 2005. It was first published in English
as Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America and shortly after in Spanish
as Los fogones de José Andrés.
A second book based on his popular Spanish cooking show Vamos a cocinar was published in Spain in May 2007.
A companion book to Andrés' public television series, Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen, was published in November 2008.
’s award for Best Chef of the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Bon Appetit
magazine named Andrés its Chef of the Year in 2004 and Food & Wine
magazine included Andrés in their "35 Under 35" Tastemakers list for 2004. Saveur
magazine included Andrés on their 2004 Saveur Top 100 list, stating that he "represents the broad spectrum of Hispanic cooking from ancient traditions to the fantasies reminiscent of El Bulli, where he once worked, better than anyone else in America today."
In 2005, Food Arts magazine awarded him their prestigious Silver Spoon award, referring to him as "the irrepressibly energetic chef José Andrés, the best thing to happen to Spain in North America since 1492."
In 2006, Andrés was named Chef of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.
In 2007, Andrés was inducted into the Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America list.
In 2008, the Bravo Network awarded Andrés the prize for A-List Chef at the first Bravo A-List Awards. The James Beard Foundation nominated Andrés as Outstanding Chef for his work at minibar by josé andrés.
In 2010, his Beverly Hills restaurant, The Bazaar by José Andrés, at the SLS hotel was recognized as one of GAYOT.com's Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S.
In 2010, the Cabinet of Spain voted to award Andrés the Order of Arts and Letters (Orden de las Artes y las Letras de España). http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i0Q-4eblA6iqVBAPWmJNCGxHMhYw?docId=edc80f2342134ab7a735dd9517d1ab2d
In 2011, Andrés won the coveted James Beard Foundation
's Outstanding Chef Award, the highest honor a chef in America can achieve.
Tapas
Tapas are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold or warm ....
dining concept to America. His flagship restaurants, minibar (located in Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
) and "é" (located in Las Vegas) focus specifically on a tasting menu of molecular gastronomy
Molecular gastronomy
Molecular gastronomy is a subdiscipline of food science that seeks to investigate, explain and make practical use of the physical and chemical transformations of ingredients that occur while cooking, as well as the social, artistic and technical components of culinary and gastronomic phenomena in...
.
Controversy
On October 24th, 2011, he offered jobs to the members of the Basque terrorist group ETAETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
who were willing to lay down their arms and ask forgiveness for past violence. ETA has killed more than 800 people including civilians and children, wounded thousands, extorted and kidnapped entrepreneurs. The news appeared in all major international media. His tweet was removed the following day.
Life
José Andrés was born on July 14, 1969 in Mieres, AsturiasAsturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He has a wife and three daughters.
Career
Early in his career, Andrés trained under Ferran AdriaFerran Adrià
Ferran Adrià i Acosta is a Catalan chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. He was the head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava, and is considered one of the best chefs in the world.-Career:...
at the restaurant El Bulli
El Bulli
elBulli was a Michelin 3-star restaurant near the town of Roses, Catalonia, Spain, run by chef Ferran Adrià. The small restaurant overlooked Cala Montjoi, a bay on Catalonia's Costa Brava, and has been described as "the most imaginative generator of haute cuisine on the planet" and does a great...
.
Andrés owns several concept restaurants in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, area:
- minibar by José Andrés serves Andrés' cuisine in a small space. Three chefs serve a prix fixe menu of thirty to thirty-five small courses to six diners at a time. The restaurant has two seatings each night.
- America Eats serves traditional American dishes in conjunction with the Foundation for the National Archives in the former Cafe Atlantico space.
- Jaleo serves traditional Spanish tapasTapasTapas are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold or warm ....
. The restaurant has four locations, in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
; BethesdaBethesda, MarylandBethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
; Arlington, VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
and at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Jaleo is named after a painting by John Singer SargentJohn Singer SargentJohn Singer Sargent was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings...
. - Zaytinya serves mezze, small plates of food from the Mediterranean regions of GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, and LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
. Zaytinya means "olive oilOlive oilOlive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps...
" in TurkishTurkish languageTurkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
. The restaurant is a short distance from the Verizon CenterVerizon CenterVerizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. - Oyamel serves a variety of small plates and antojitos. It was originally located in Crystal CityCrystal City, VirginiaCrystal City is an urban neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, south of downtown Washington, D.C.. Its residents can live, shop, and work without going outside, due to its extensive integration of office buildings and residential high-rise buildings using...
in Arlington, but reopened in Penn Quarter in February 2007. Andrés consulted food expert Diana KennedyDiana KennedyDiana Kennedy is an author and authority on Mexican cooking. A native of the United Kingdom, she moved to Mexico in 1957 with her husband, Paul Kennedy, who was a correspondent for the New York Times. She has been called the "Julia Child of Mexican Cuisine" and has spent 45 years traveling...
while developing the menu for Oyamel.
Andrés also operates The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and China Poblano by José Andrés in Las Vegas.
Andrés is also a resident culinary expert for MSN
MSN
MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...
Lifestyle.
Beginning in the fall of 2010, Andrés teaches a culinary physics course at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
with Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià i Acosta is a Catalan chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. He was the head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava, and is considered one of the best chefs in the world.-Career:...
.
TV
From 2005 to 2007, Andrés produced and hosted Vamos a cocinar, a popular food program on Televisión EspañolaTelevisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
(TVE) Spanish national television.
In 2006, Andrés appeared on Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie is a documentary television program focusing on food, the culture of food, cuisine, and gastronomy...
. This show is broadcast on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
and is affiliated with Gourmet Magazine. Andrés was featured in the second episode of the first season and the episode title is Anatomy of a Meal with José Andrés.
In April 2007, he competed against chef Bobby Flay
Bobby Flay
Robert William "Bobby" Flay is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur and reality television personality. He is the owner and executive chef of 12 restaurants: Mesa Grill in Las Vegas, New York City, and the Bahamas ; Bar Americain in New York City and Uncasville, Connecticut; Bobby Flay Steak...
on Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
's program Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the...
defeating Flay.
In 2008, Andrés launched his first TV program in the United States, Made in Spain, a 26-part series for public television. It was produced by Full Plate Media and sponsored by KQED, a San Francisco public television station.
In 2008, Andrés and minibar were featured on the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
episode of the Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
Andrés was featured in a segment (first broadcast 2 May 2010) with Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City studio; however, Cooper often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories...
for 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
.
In May 2010, Andrés demonstrated molecular gastronomy
Molecular gastronomy
Molecular gastronomy is a subdiscipline of food science that seeks to investigate, explain and make practical use of the physical and chemical transformations of ingredients that occur while cooking, as well as the social, artistic and technical components of culinary and gastronomic phenomena in...
techniques on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
, creating gazpacho sorbet and liquid olives.
In August 2010, Andrés guest starred as a judge on the hit television show "Top Chef".
In August 2011, Andrés made another guest appearance on a Spain-themed episode of the Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations where he accompanied Anthony Bourdain to El Bulli.
Books
Andrés released his first cookbookCookbook
A cookbook is a kitchen reference that typically contains a collection of recipes. Modern versions may also include colorful illustrations and advice on purchasing quality ingredients or making substitutions...
on tapas
Tapas
Tapas are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold or warm ....
and Spanish cuisine
Spanish cuisine
Spanish cuisine consists of a variety of dishes, which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep maritime roots...
in 2005. It was first published in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America and shortly after in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as Los fogones de José Andrés.
A second book based on his popular Spanish cooking show Vamos a cocinar was published in Spain in May 2007.
A companion book to Andrés' public television series, Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen, was published in November 2008.
Awards
In 2003, Andrés won the James Beard FoundationJames Beard Foundation
The James Beard Foundation is a New York-based national professional non-profit organization named in honor of James Beard that serves to promote the culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine professionals, journalists, and cookbook authors at annual award ceremonies and providing scholarships and...
’s award for Best Chef of the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Bon Appetit
Bon Appétit
Bon Appétit describes itself as "a food and entertaining magazine" and is published monthly. Named after the French phrase for "Enjoy your meal", it was started by M. Frank Jones in Kansas City in 1956...
magazine named Andrés its Chef of the Year in 2004 and Food & Wine
Food & Wine
Food & Wine is a monthly magazine published by American Express Publishing. It was founded in 1978 by Ariane and Michael Batterberry. It features recipes, cooking tips, travel information, restaurant reviews, chefs, wine pairings and seasonal/holiday content and has been credited by The New York...
magazine included Andrés in their "35 Under 35" Tastemakers list for 2004. Saveur
Saveur
Saveur is a gourmet, food, wine, and travel magazine that specializes in essays about various world cuisines. The publication was co-founded by Dorothy Kalins, Michael Grossman, Christopher Hirsheimer, and Colman Andrews, who was also the editor-in-chief from 1996 to 2001...
magazine included Andrés on their 2004 Saveur Top 100 list, stating that he "represents the broad spectrum of Hispanic cooking from ancient traditions to the fantasies reminiscent of El Bulli, where he once worked, better than anyone else in America today."
In 2005, Food Arts magazine awarded him their prestigious Silver Spoon award, referring to him as "the irrepressibly energetic chef José Andrés, the best thing to happen to Spain in North America since 1492."
In 2006, Andrés was named Chef of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.
In 2007, Andrés was inducted into the Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America list.
In 2008, the Bravo Network awarded Andrés the prize for A-List Chef at the first Bravo A-List Awards. The James Beard Foundation nominated Andrés as Outstanding Chef for his work at minibar by josé andrés.
In 2010, his Beverly Hills restaurant, The Bazaar by José Andrés, at the SLS hotel was recognized as one of GAYOT.com's Top 10 New Restaurants in the U.S.
In 2010, the Cabinet of Spain voted to award Andrés the Order of Arts and Letters (Orden de las Artes y las Letras de España). http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i0Q-4eblA6iqVBAPWmJNCGxHMhYw?docId=edc80f2342134ab7a735dd9517d1ab2d
In 2011, Andrés won the coveted James Beard Foundation
James Beard Foundation
The James Beard Foundation is a New York-based national professional non-profit organization named in honor of James Beard that serves to promote the culinary arts by honoring chefs, wine professionals, journalists, and cookbook authors at annual award ceremonies and providing scholarships and...
's Outstanding Chef Award, the highest honor a chef in America can achieve.
See also
- Spanish cuisineSpanish cuisineSpanish cuisine consists of a variety of dishes, which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. It is heavily influenced by seafood available from the waters that surround the country, and reflects the country's deep maritime roots...
- Mediterranean cuisine
- Mexican cuisineMexican cuisineMexican cuisine, a style of food that originates in Mexico, is known for its varied flavors, colourful decoration and variety of spices and ingredients, most of which are native to the country. The cuisine of Mexico has evolved through thousands of years of blending indigenous cultures, with later...
- Diana KennedyDiana KennedyDiana Kennedy is an author and authority on Mexican cooking. A native of the United Kingdom, she moved to Mexico in 1957 with her husband, Paul Kennedy, who was a correspondent for the New York Times. She has been called the "Julia Child of Mexican Cuisine" and has spent 45 years traveling...
- Ferran AdriaFerran AdriàFerran Adrià i Acosta is a Catalan chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. He was the head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava, and is considered one of the best chefs in the world.-Career:...
- TapasTapasTapas are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold or warm ....
- ChefChefA chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
External links
- Chef José Andrés offers jobs to Basque terrorists
- The Bazaar by José Andrés
- Cafe Atlantico
- Jaleo
- Oyamel
- Zaytinya
- Made in Spain by José Andrés
- Made in Spain on PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
, a public television system - THINKfoodGROUP