James Sanchez - Acenar, San Antonio
James Sanchez is the Executive Chef at Ácenar restaurant in San Antonio. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde, Park, NY. Chef Sanchez is a master at melding classical techniques with modern Mexican food concepts.
After graduating from the CIA, he honed his culinary skills working in some of the finest hotels and resorts in San Antonio, including H-E-B’s Central Market store concept where he traveled the world extensively in search of innovative approaches to food. He lists chefs Bruce Auden, Mike Bomberg and Philip Rice as his culinary mentors.
At the forefront of emerging Latin American cuisine, Chef Sanchez is contributing to an exciting growing culinary scene that has given birth to numerous high-quality restaurant concepts and he sees the CIA’s arrival to the Alamo City as part of that evolution – bringing classical skills and contemporary approaches to the study of Latin American cuisine.
He is a member of the Latin Advisory Committee for the CIA, the Education Chair for the local American Culinary Federation, and is an adjunct faculty garde manger instructor for St. Philip’s College culinary program.
He is a member of the Latin Advisory Committee for the CIA, the Education Chair for the local American Culinary Federation, and is an adjunct faculty garde manger instructor for St. Philip’s College culinary program.
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