About José
José Andrés Puerta was born on 13 July 1969 in Mieres, Asturias, Spain. He trained at culinary school in Barcelona and worked at Ferran Adrià's El Bulli restaurant before moving to New York at age 21 in 1990. He arrived in the United States in 1991 and began leading kitchens at Spanish restaurants, most notably as head chef at Jaleo in Washington, D.C. from 1993. He owns multiple restaurants across the United States through ThinkFoodGroup (co-founded 2006) including minibar, Café Atlántico, Zaytinya, and The Bazaar.
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Known for
- Founding World Central Kitchen, a non-profit providing meals in disaster response and humanitarian crises
- Opening multiple restaurants including minibar, Jaleo, Zaytinya, and The Bazaar
- Bringing small plates dining concept to America
- Teaching culinary physics at Harvard University with Ferran Adrià
- Hosting cooking show Vamos a Cocinar in Spain
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