Josef Centeno

Josef Centeno is chef-owner of four Los Angeles restaurants: Bäco Mercat, Bar Amá, amá•cita and Michelin-starred Orsa & Winston. He has been called "a prime mover behind what we've come to think of as Los Angeles cuisine" and "the culinary mayor" of downtown L.A. His first cookbook was Bäco, named after his restaurant, Mediterranean-influenced Bäco Mercat, which was named one of the 10 best restaurants in the country by Bon Appétit magazine. His latest cookbook, Amá, is an homage to the Tejano cooking he grew up with.