Culinary Masters Competition 2012: A Cure for the Commonplace

Read why @chefJoseAndres nominated @chefKatieButton to be in our #RobbMasterChefs competition

José Andrés may be one of the most innovative chefs in America, but he came up through the profession in the conventional way. Born in Asturias, Spain, he entered the kitchen when he was just a teenager, attending culinary school and serving a long apprenticeship at El Bulli, the revolutionary restaurant in Catalonia where Ferran Adrià developed his avant-garde cuisine. After moving to the United States, Andrés opened his first restaurant, Jaleo, in Washington, D.C., where he prepared what he knew best: straightforward Spanish tapas. But the success of that restaurant enabled him to spread his wings. He opened Minibar, a tiny temple of modernist cooking located inside his wildly popular Café Atlántico. Soon after, he added Bazaar restaurants in Los Angeles and South Beach, and three restaurants in Las Vegas. This year he closed Minibar and Café Atlántico and collaborated w...

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