Executive Chef at Dean & Deluca SouthPark
You may know him from: Dean & Deluca (15 years), Toscana, Luce
Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Charlottean since: 2000
Relationship Status: Married with children
Favorite sports teams: Panthers, Hornets
Favorite place to eat: Capital Grille—“their service is outstanding”
I understand that you worked your way up from being a dishwasher, and that you are self-taught. Is this true?
It is true. I came to Charlotte in 2000. When I applied for a job at Dean & Deluca, at the time they offered me the job of dishwasher. I was very proud and humble to take the job. I was new in the country and it was my first job in the United States. From there, I started working with different executive chefs, started learning the language, and started learning the lifestyle. After a couple (of) years, I left to open Luce. Then I went to Toscana, and came back to Dean & Deluca in 2005 as executive sous chef. In 2006, up to today, I’ve been the executive chef—and proud to say the longest chef at the company.
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