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Alfredo Ayala was born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico and later graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Engineering with a BS in Industrial Engineering. But his love was cooking. While out in California in 1979, he worked as an assistant to his friend, the chef/owner of the Roundtree Restaurant. He then trained with different Bay Area chefs before returning to Puerto Rico to open Ali-Oli Restaurant in 1981. It won the Golden Fork Award as Best Restaurant in Puerto Rico for the next six years. In 1986, always looking for new ideas and techniques, Chef Ayala sojourned at Joel Robuchon’s “Jamin”, in Paris.
In 1988, with two Japanese chefs, he opened Yukiyu Restaurant and Sushi Bar in San Juan. 1994, he opened Chayote, a contemporary Caribbean restaurant. In 1996 he participated in “Taste of the Nation” put on by the SOS (Share Our Strength) group in Miami. He then went on to cook at the James Beard House and at the “Citymeals-on-Wheels” event in New York City.
In May of 1997, the Great Chefs team showed up at Chayote while they were producing the Great Chefs o Spanish-American chef In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Andrés and the second or maternal family name is Puerta. José Andrés Andrés in 2012 José Ramón Andrés Puerta Mieres, Asturias, Spain José Ramón Andrés Puerta (Spanish pronunciation:[xoˈseraˈmonanˈdɾesˈpweɾta]; born 13 July 1969) is a Spanish-American chef and restaurateur. Born in Spain, he moved to the United States in the early 1990s and since then, he has opened restaurants in several American cities. He has won a number of awards, both for his cooking (including several James Beard Awards), and his humanitarian work. He is a professor as well as the founder of the Global Food Institute at George Washington University.[1] Andrés is the founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural Puerto Rican chef and TV Host (born 1975) Monti Carlo Mairym Carlo Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Mairym “Monti” Carlo (born May 7, 1975) is a Puerto Rican-American Food TV Host and Special Events Chef. She blogs at islandgirlcooks.com. Monti hosts Food Network's Help My Yelp, a joint production between ITV and Yelp. She's also hosted the special Make My Food Famous for A&E's FYI Network and Nutritious Bites for PBS. She is a judge and contributor for multiple Food Network shows including Cutthroat Kitchen, SuperMarket Stakeout, and The Next Food Network Star. The James Beard Foundation Advisor was highlighted by The Spruce Eats as one of 2021's Culinarian's You Should Know. She placed fifth on Gordon Ramsay's third season of MasterChef Monti was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico in 1975 but left the island for the mainland U.S. at six years old, returning periodically until 1993 when she permanently moved
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José Andrés
Born
(1969-07-13) 13 July 1969 (age 55)Nationality Spanish
American (since 2013)Occupation Chef Spouse Patricia Fernández de la Cruz Children 3 Awards Michelin stars •
Monti Carlo
Born
(1975-05-07) May 7, 1975 (age 49)Occupation(s) Host, private chef, blogger Children 1 Early life and family
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