Aarón Sánchez

Birthday: 1976

Aarón Sánchez is an award-winning chef, TV personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the chef/partner of Johnny Sánchez restaurants, with locations in New Orleans and Baltimore. He is ...Show More

Aarón Sánchez is an award-winning chef, TV personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the chef/partner of Johnny Sánchez restaurants, with locations in New Orleans and Baltimore. He is also the co-star of Food Network's hit series, "Chopped" and "Chopped Junior". One of the world's most distinguished Latin chefs, Aarón is passionate about preserving his family's legacy through food and encouraging diversity in the kitchen.Celebrated by both critics and contemporaries, Aarón 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 appeared as a recurring guest judge on Fox's "MasterChef" and 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, Aarón is the host of two Spanish-language shows on Fox Life, "3 Minutos con Aarón", and "Motochefs".Awards: 2014 - James Beard Award for Television Studio Program Hide