Okatshe Japanese-style restaurant opens on Hamilton Street in Allentown. It’s grand opening will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Okatshe is Garces’ second restaurant in the city. Iron Chef winner ...

James Beard Award winner, Iron Chef and celebrity restaurateur and owner José Garces speaks Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, during the opening of Garces’ new restaurant Okatshe in Allentown. A ribbon cutting ...

Chances are if you’re a fan of Food Network’s Iron Chef America, you’ve heard of chef Jose Garces. Recently, two of Garces’ concepts, Distrito, a modern Mexican restaurant, and Village Whiskey ...

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When Jose Garces brought Amada to Philadelphia in 2005, it revolutionized the way people dined in the city. Now, Garces is doing the same thing in Atlantic City. Garces, a Food Network “Iron Chef” and ...

Amada’s opening in October 2005 was both a personal milestone for chef Jose Garces and a defining moment for Philadelphia dining. At 33, Garces left Stephen Starr’s restaurant group — where he was ...

Amada, the first restaurant opened by Iron Chef Jose Garces, reopened its doors in Old City on Thursday after a month-long renovation project. The Spanish tapas restaurant now boasts new flooring, ...

As if chefs and restaurateurs Jose Garces and Ford Fry weren’t busy enough, they have taken on new roles — Garces as a member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, which was ...