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Chef Juan Antonio Ortiz " New Super Star Chef "

New Super Star Chef

I Came across Chef Juan Antonio Ortiz in Beverly Hills California in a Dinner, Now i been to a few dinner in my times were i had good and bad experiences, well thats another story. Well i was in the area, Stumbled to this cafe called Roxbury Cafe, what drew my attention was they had this nice outdoor patio,were i can enjoy my morning coffee and enjoy a nice breakfast, so i glanced thru there menu, it was plain in this recycled paper, so i seen eggs benedict, but not any ordinary, it was called GREEN BENEDICT so i read the description "Grilled english muffin topped with sauteed spinach,bacon a poached egg and pesto hollandaise sauce" and they serve it with home potatoes or fresh fruit, so i ordered mine with home potatoes.

That lead me to have a word with this terrific chef, so i meet with Chef Juan Antionio Ortiz after his shift ended, A very talented chef that grew up in the Los Angeles area, coming from mexican and spanish decent, he drew the love of cooking from his mother were she was a pastry chef for over 20 years and his father were he was a local butcher for many years, He began his cooking jorney from his perents food truck, were he said, " I was forced to work in a food truck" Thats were he seen he had a talent for cooking he said.

Chef Juan Antonio Ortiz has worked with many talented chefs and restaurants across the Los Angeles area, And just recently graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Pasadena, California. So be on the look out for his next move because in my opinion he will be taking over some restaurants with fresh new ideas and cuisines.

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