Gabe Erales Explained

Gabe Erales
Birth Place:El Paso, Texas, US
Alma Mater:University of Texas at Austin
Le Cordon Bleu
Occupation:Executive Chef
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Felix Gabriel "Gabe" Erales[1] is an American chef specializing in modern Mexican cuisine based in Austin, Texas. In 2021, Erales won the eighteenth season of Top Chef, becoming the series' first Latino winner.[2]

Education

Erales graduated from Eastwood High School in El Paso, Texas then went on to get a BA and MA in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Oklahoma. He graduated from Austin’s Le Cordon Bleu.[3]

Career

Erales began working in restaurants at the age of 15 in El Paso, Texas and continued to do so throughout high school and college at University of Texas at Austin.[4] [5] [6] After graduating from college, he worked as an engineer in the automotive and semiconductor industry but soon after shifted his focus to his culinary talents.

Erales went on to work in some of Austin's most notable restaurants (Fonda San Miguel, La Condesa, Qui, Odd Duck, Dai Due). After staging at Noma in Copenhagen, he went on to work for Noma during their Mexico pop-up in Tulum, Quintana Roo.[7] [8] [9]

In 2006, Erales opened Dai Due Taqueria with Jesse Griffiths as the executive chef. The restaurant – focusing on tacos using wild game and fish – was located in Austin’s First Food Hall Fareground on Congress Avenue.[10] He then opened the award winning Comedor restaurant, where he made famous the "bone marrow tacos".[11] [12]

In 2021, Erales competed in , winning the season and its $250,000 grand prize. After shooting for Top Chef: Portland had ended,[13] Erales was fired from his position as executive chef at Comedor due to violations of the restaurant's ethics policies.[14] [15] [16] Erales has since issued an apology for his misconduct, which includes sexual harassment.[17]

He is currently in the process of building a new restaurant called Bacalar Restaurant that is scheduled to open in 2023.[18] [19]

Acclaim

Erales was featured in Tribeza’s Magnificent 7 in 2019.[20] While working at Comedor (from April 2019 to December 2020) the restaurant was featured on Esquire’s ‘Best New Restaurants in America, 2019’[21] and Best Restaurant in Texas by Texas Monthly and Top 10 Best Restaurants in Austin 360 Eats.[22] He was crowned the “Prince of Pork” two years in a row after winning the 2018 and 2019 Cochon555 Culinary Competition in Austin.[23]

Erales also created a Culinary Scholarship fund called Niños De Maíz.

Personal life

Gabe's parents are from Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. He has 6 siblings and is married with four children.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: on Instagram. 2022-05-19. 2022-06-03. Instagram.
  2. Web site: 'Top Chef' Season 18 Finale: And the Winner Is...TheWrap. 2 July 2021 . 2021-10-23. en-US.
  3. Web site: Niños de Maíz - Gabe Erales - Culinary Institute of America Scholarships. 2021-09-29. ciachef.academicworks.com.
  4. Web site: 2021-02-08. Gabe Erales. 2021-11-13. Bravo TV Official Site. en-US.
  5. Web site: Gabe Erales. 2021-11-13. Austin Under 40 Awards Gala. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2019-11-30. Gabe Erales. 2021-11-13. Tribeza. en-US.
  7. Web site: Odam. Matthew. Former Comedor chef Gabe Erales of Austin competing on new season of 'Top Chef'. 2021-11-13. austin360. en-US.
  8. Web site: Russell. Erin. 2021-02-09. Former Comedor Executive Chef Will Appear on 'Top Chef'. 2021-11-13. Eater Austin. en.
  9. Web site: These are the 9 rising stars of Austin's restaurant scene right now. 2021-11-13. CultureMap Austin. en.
  10. Web site: Chaudhury. Nadia. 2017-04-25. Austin's First Food Hall Fareground Announces An All-Star Lineup. 2021-11-13. Eater Austin. en.
  11. Web site: 17 April 1000. Bone Marrow Tacos with Gabe Erales and Philip Speer. 2021-11-13. Austin Monthly Magazine. en-US.
  12. Web site: Chaudhury. Nadia. 2019-04-17. Philip Speer's Stunning New Modern Mexican Restaurant Is Now Open. 2021-11-13. Eater Austin. en.
  13. Web site: Padma Lakshmi calls for investigation following 'Top Chef' winner's past harassment allegations. 2022-02-05. EW.com. en.
  14. Web site: Austin Restaurant Comedor Parts Ways With Executive Chef Over 'Repeated Violations of Policies. 2022-02-05. Eater Austin. 16 December 2020 . en.
  15. Web site: Shakeup at Comedor After High-Profile Chef Out. 2022-02-05. The Austin Chronicle. en.
  16. News: Tom Colicchio Talks 'Top Chef' Houston and Harassment Allegations Against Winner Gabe Erales. Matt Wilstein. March 3, 2022. The Daily Beast.
  17. Web site: 'Top Chef' winner Gabe Erales apologizes in wake of sexual misconduct allegations. 2021-09-29. EW.com. en.
  18. Web site: Bacalar comida milpera. 2021-11-13. Urbanspace. en-US.
  19. Web site: Austin's Top Chef competitor to open Mexican eatery in trendy downtown district. 2021-11-13. CultureMap Austin. en.
  20. Web site: 2019-11-30. Meet 7 Incredible People Who Helped Define 2019. 2021-09-29. Tribeza. en-US.
  21. Web site: Gordinier. Jeff. 2019-11-13. Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America, 2019. 2021-09-29. Esquire. en-US.
  22. Web site: Best Restaurants in Austin. 2021-09-29. Austin 360 Eats.
  23. Web site: Gabe Erales. 2021-09-29. Austin Under 40 Awards Gala. en-US.
  24. Web site: Karydes. Megy. Chef Gabe Erales Dishes On His Mother's Influence And How He Feeds Picky Eaters. 2021-09-29. Forbes. en.

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