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Ray Garcia Highlight
If you get too far off into thinking what other people think, what other people want, what worked for other people, you’re gonna miss out on listening to what’s good for you.
About Ray
- Born and raised in Eastside Los Angeles, California, in a predominantly Latino community.
- Attended UCLA, where he received his degrees in political science and business economics.
- Growing up, his goal was to join the FBI or get involved in some sort of federal law enforcement.
- Took LSAT classes and did an internship at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in order to prepare for law school, but he quickly realized that it was not the right path for him.
- Inspired by his college roommate, who was a great cook, he decided to take a year off from the law school track and enrolled in classes at the California School of Culinary Arts.
- He started his culinary career by working at the Peninsula Beverly Hills and eventually went on to work with famed chef Douglas Keane of Cyrus.
- In 2009, he got the opportunity to become the chef at FIG in Santa Monica, where he earned a StarChefs Rising Stars Award.
- In 2015, he decided to open his own restaurant, Broken Spanish, in Los Angeles, specializing in Mexican-American cuisine inspired by his upbringing—he was named Chef of the Year by Esquire magazine.
