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Aarón Sánchez

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Birthday: Feb 12, 1976

Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA

With almost a literal lifetime of experience in the kitchen, it was no surprise that Aarón Sanchez became a prominent figure in the world of celebrity chefs. Born in El Paso, Texas in 1976, Sanchez's mother Zarela Martinez was a successful chef herself, teaching her son about the traditions of Mexican cooking when he was old enough to hold a wooden spoon. By the time he was eight, their family was relocating to New York so his mother could open the popular Café Marimba, where he began helping in the kitchen before he was even a teenager. At 16, Sanchez's mother arranged the opportunity for him to spend the summer in New Orleans where he could work with celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme. He would return to work with Prudhomme for two years again after graduating from high school before returning to New York to study at Johnson & Wales University in Providence. He eventually opened Erizo Latino with Alex Garcia in 1996 before running the Award winning pan-Latin restaurant Paladar on New York's Lower East Side from 2001 to 2010. Sanchez became a judge on the hugely popular series "Chopped" (Food Network, 2007-) in 2009, and became a regular presence on food-centric reality shows throughout the 2010s, notably co-hosting the travel food series "Heat Seekers" (Food Network, 2011-12) and "Taco Trip" (Cooking Channel, 2014-15). In 2014, Sanchez opened the taqueria Johnny Sanchez in Baltimore, Maryland.

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No Score Yet No Score Yet MasterChef Guest,
Judge
2016-2019 2021-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Talking Sabor Self 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chopped Judge 2009-2017 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays Judge 2023
No Score Yet 36% The Good Dish Guest 2022
No Score Yet 93% Selena + Chef Guest 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crime Scene Kitchen Guest 2021
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2012 2014 2016 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dr. Oz Show Guest 2015 2019
No Score Yet 54% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2019
No Score Yet 11% The View Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Home & Family Guest 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Best Thing I Ever Ate Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2010 2017-2019
No Score Yet 79% Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Simply Ming Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chopped Junior Judge 2015-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eat the World With Emeril Lagasse Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chopped After Hours Contestant 2015-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrity Food Fight Contestant 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet All-Star Academy Unknown (Character) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2014-2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Guilty Pleasures Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Taco Trip Host 2014-2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Finding Your Roots Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Taste Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heat Seekers Host 2011-2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chefs vs. City Host 2009-2010