The Next Food Network Star - Sunday Nights at 9/8c
Joshua Adam Garcia RESIGNED
Josh (aka JAG), is an uncompromising chef who is passionate about food. JAG is a former marine who attended The New York Restaurant School and currently serves as chef de cuisine for a French fusion restaurant. He wants to bring Caribbean and Latino fusion flavors to America and is recently engaged.
Age: 25
Hometown: Havelock, N.C.
Occupation: Chef de cuisine
Favorite restaurant: Canton's Chinese Restaurant
Food specialty: Italian/French with Latino Caribe influence
Favorite Food Network chef: Bobby Flay
Favorite Food Network show: Iron Chef (Japanese version)
Three people, alive or dead, that you'd like to invite to a dinner party: My Layla, my brother Bobby, my boy Rubio
Three foods you can't live without: Chinese, burgers, rice
Culinary inspirations: Marcello Russodivito, Greg Steyskal, Hiroyuki Sakai, Mario Batali!
Culinary secret weapon: Passion!
Favorite food: Chinese food
Food you won't go near: Rattlesnake blood shots – Thailand USMC
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: 8oz lemon extract
Favorite food destination: New York City
Why do you think you should be The Next Food Network Star: Food Network needs a chef who can represent Latino Caribe culture in a positive light. I bring that. I want to express the awesome art of fusion, combine Italian and French with Latino Caribe and show that American Latino cuisine is more than just rice and beans.
Check out Jag's MySpace profile
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