Aaron Sanchez Biography

Aarón Sánchez is an award-winning chef TV personality cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the chef/owner of Mexican restaurant Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans and a judge on FOX’s hit culinary competition series Masterchef. He co-starred on Food Network’s Chopped and Chopped Junior and is the author of two cookbooks. An active philanthropist Sánchez launched the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund an initiative empowering aspiring chefs from the Latin community to follow their dreams and attend culinary school. One of the world’s most distinguished Latin chefs Aarón is also passionate about preserving his family’s legacy through food and encouraging diversity in the kitchen.
Celebrated by both critics and contemporaries Sánchez has won a James Beard award for Television Studio Program (2014) and was the host of the Emmy-nominated Cooking Channel series Taco Trip. He has starred in multiple Food Network shows including Guilty Pleasures Best.Ever Heat Seekers Chefs vs. City Best Thing I Ever Ate and Next Iron Chef. Additionally Sánchez is the host of two Spanish-language shows on Fox Life 3 Minutos con Aarón and Motochefs.
A third-generation cookbook author Aarón has written two books. His first La Comida del Barrio was published in May 2003 and his second was released in October 2011. Sánchez works with many charitable organizations. In Fall 2016 he launched the Aarón Sánchez Scholarship Fund (ASSF) which provides full scholarships to aspiring chefs from the Latin community to attend the International Culinary Center in NY offers internship opportunities and chef mentorships.

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