and in November 2014 will open
Johnny Sánchez alongside friend and
colleague Chef John Besh in Baltimore,
Maryland (August 2014) and New Orleans,
LA (October 2014). Aarón is the co-star of
Food Network's
series 3 Minutos con
son of celebrated Mexican cooking au-
thority Zarela Martinez, Aarón's passion,
commitment and skills have placed him
among the country's leading contempo-
rary Latin chefs.
ies alike, Aarón recently appeared at the
White House as a guest chef and received
the "National Award" at the Flavors of
Passion Awards, honoring the nation's
best Latin chefs. He has also starred on
multiple Food Network shows includ-
ing: Chopped, Heat Seekers, Chefs vs.
City, Best Thing I Ever Ate and Next
Iron Chef. In 2011, he appeared on the
debut season of The Best Thing I Ever
Made, where Food Network stars share
their culinary secrets.
sion personality, consultant and spokes-
person, Aarón is an author and entre-
preneur. His first book, La Comida del
second book, Simple Food, Big Flavor:
Unforgettable Mexican-Inspired Rec-
ipes from My Kitchen to Yours, was
released in October 2011. Aarón also
designed a line of cookware products
in collaboration with IMUSA and is a
spokesperson for their "Global Kitchen"
line. He is also a Chef Ambassador for
"Why Hunger," a leader in building the
movement to end hunger and poverty.
kitchen. He is a partner at Daredevil Tat-
too in NYC and is an avid music lover; he
enjoys cooking to the sounds of Alabama
Shakes, Amos Lee, Sade, and The Cure.
Aarón lives in Brooklyn, New York.