Aquiles Chávez - Chef from Mexico

He was born in Mexico City on February 3, 1977.

Currently he is considered one of the best chefs of the country. He grew up in Tabasco where he says , “everything began”, when as a teenager he dreamed to purchase an electric guitar, so he got a job in the summer of 92’ as a “cochambrero” (dishwasher) in a restaurant chain in Villahermosa, Tabasco, MX. It was there where he discovered the ease of cooking, so he developed a passion for studying cooking.

In the case of the guitar ... "Ill buy it later" he said.

Aquiles moved to D.F. (Federal District) to study at the “Colegio Superior de Gastronomía CSG”  (College of Gastronomy) where he graduated as a member of the ninth generation of graduates in Gastronomy in 2000. It was in the CSG where she was taught the love and respect for the profession, classified by him as one of the "most chidas (fantastic) the world" and he learned that “being a Chef is a way of life" is a lesson that has tought him to be the man he currently is.

In 2001 he participated in a training course in one of the most exclusive resorts in Florida (Partie) where he had the first chance to be measured with same rank chefs who came from the most prestigious culinary schools in Asia, Europe and the U.S. ; achieving to stand out amongst them ,and after three months he became the Chef of the Partie and the rest of the chefs ended up working under him.

He is co-owner of ”LO cuisine” and “El Tovar”, both located in Villahermosa, Tabasco, MX. Soon to open "La Fishería", in Houston, TX.

Winner of several awards and recognitions, he is constantly working in his preparation and he is a tireless worker, he has traveled doing what he enjoys in several countries such as India, Holland, France and others. In the latter, he attended the "Le Centre de Formation d'Alain Ducasse" in Paris.

Always generous to educate people with his knowledge, he has taught several courses, lectures and conferences around the country. Now he is a conductor of his own TV show called "El Toque de Aquiles" (The Aquiles Touch) which airs throughout Latin America, where he gives free rein to his keen sense of humor, where he teaches people his creations in a simple and straightforward language.

His creative, funny, outgoing personality, and always positive attitude has led him to combine his passion for cooking and his love for family, now married with two beautiful daughters whom he considers his greatest achievements.

Chef Aquiles doesn’t forgot his Mexican roots and he is very proud of them. He is true to the CSG and always speaks with deep affection about it and mentions that this institution is the place where he was given all the tools to constantly develop in a competitive and in a constant evolution world.

He always says

"I have not become what I want... I'm working on it."