Aaron Sanchez has built his career as a celebrity chef and a philanthropist. He is the executive chef and part-owner of a Mexican restaurant named Johnny Sanchez, situated in New Orleans. He also works as a cookbook author as well as a Television personality.

Aaron Sanchez Early Life

Aaron Sanchez was brought up in this world on 12th February 1976. She was born in Chihuahua, which is situated in Mexico. Aaron Sanchez completed his graduation from Johnson and Wales University.

Aaron Sanchez Career

Aaron Sanchez started his career by working as a co-star on Chopped and Chopped Jr, which was Food Network’s hit series. Aaron Sanchez even hosted a cooking channel named Taco Trip, even nominated for the Emmy – Nominated. He even appeared on the Iron Chef America and is among a few chefs who end up tying with Masaharu Morimoto in the season 2 of Battle Black Bass. He even wrote 2 cookbooks and even had a memoir which was released in 1st October of 2019. He was the judge of the culinary competition series named MasterChef . After completion of his studies at Johnson and wales University, he worked in a kitchen at Patria which is situated in New York under nuevo-Latino chef named Douglas Rodriguez. Sanchez went with Gracia to open a new restaurant named Erizo Latino in the year 1996. The reviews by the customers were positive. Sanchez was hired by Eamon Furlong in 2000 and opened a pan-Latin restaurant named Paladar. It opened in February of 2001 and won the Time Out New York’s award for Best New Lower East Side Restaurant. Later in 2002, the restaurant was named the Best Latin American Restaurant. New York Magazine even called it a Critic’s Pick. He joined the MasterChef US season 8, and his co-judge was Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi. In 2020, he even was a guest judge of Hell’s Kitchen, a Mexican Food Challenge.

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Aaron Sanchez Personal Life

Aaron has a twin brother named Rodrigo, who is now an attorney in New York City. Aaron and Rodrigo were born to a restaurateur named Zarela Martinez and Adolfo Sanchez, the author of several cookbooks. From an early age, he started cooking with his mother, who used to prepare traditional Mexican Dishes for the catering business. In 1984, their family moved to New York, and his mother opened their new restaurant named Café Marimba, and Sanchez worked there in a professional kitchen. Sanchez completed his graduation from Dwight School. He tied his knot with Ife Mora, who was a singer. He is a father of a boy named Yuma. He said on episode 21 of MasterChef season 9 that his mentor was Jonathan Waxman. 

Aaron Sanchez Net Worth

Aaron Sanchez has a net worth of $4 million. Apart from cooking, he also makes his money by publishing books. There are many books such as Simple Food, Big Flavour and many more.