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JOSHUA ADAM GARCIA

Josh (aka JAG), is an uncompromising chef who is passionate about food. JAG is a former marine who attended The New York Restaurant School and currently serves as chef de cuisine for a French fusion restaurant. He wants to bring Caribbean and Latino fusion flavors to America and is recently engaged.

Age: 25
Hometown: Havelock, N.C.
Occupation: Chef de cuisine
Favorite restaurant: Canton's Chinese Restaurant
Food specialty: Italian/French with Latino Caribe influence
Favorite Food Network chef: Bobby Flay
Favorite Food Network show: Iron Chef (Japanese version)
Three people, alive or dead, that you'd like to invite to a dinner party: My Layla, my brother Bobby, my boy Rubio
Three foods you can't live without: Chinese, burgers, rice
Culinary inspirations: Marcello Russodivito, Greg Steyskal, Hiroyuki Sakai, Mario Batali!
Culinary secret weapon: Passion!
Favorite food: Chinese food
Food you won't go near: Rattlesnake blood shots – Thailand USMC
Weirdest thing you've ever eaten: 8oz lemon extract
Favorite food destination: New York City
Why you think you should be The Next Food Network Star: Food Network needs a chef who can represent Latino Caribe culture in a positive light. I bring that. I want to express the awesome art of fusion, combine Italian and French with Latino Caribe and show that American Latino cuisine is more than just rice and beans.

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