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- Homaro "Omar" Cantu Jr. was an American chef and inventor known for his use of molecular gastronomy.
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Homaro Cantu
The New York Times described Chef Homaro Cantu as “a chef in the Buck Rogers tradition, blazing a trail to a space-age culinary frontier.”
An internationally recognized chef and leader in the field of postmodern cuisine and an inventor of futuristic food delivery systems, Chef Cantu graduated from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon. After developing his culinary skills at several establishments along the West Coast, he traveled to Chicago to work at Charlie Trotters restaurant, where he rose to the position of Sous Chef. After leaving Charlie Trotters he concentrated on the development of his concept of an experiential design-based restaurant with a molecular gastronomy approach. As Executive Chef at his Moto Restaurant, Chef Cantu and his staff put these concepts and creations into practice, entertaining their guests with imaginative and savory dining experiences.
As Chairman and Founder of Cantu Designs, Chef Cantu is working on developing his inventions for commercial and humanitarian applications, and has filed numerous patent applications co
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Homaro Cantu
American chef and inventor (1976–2015)
Homaro "Omar" Cantu Jr. (September 23, 1976 – April 14, 2015) was an American chef and inventor known for his use of molecular gastronomy. As a child, Cantu was fascinated with science and engineering. While working in a fast food restaurant, he discovered the similarities between science and cooking and decided to become a chef. In 1999, he was hired by his idol, Chicago chef Charlie Trotter. In 2003, Cantu became the first chef of Moto, which he later purchased.
Through Moto, Cantu explored his unusual ideas about cooking including edible menus, carbonated fruit, and food cooked with a laser. Initially seen as a novelty only, Moto eventually earned critical praise and, in 2012, a Michelin star. Cantu's second restaurant, iNG, and his coffee house, Berrista, focused on the use of "miracle berries" to make sour food taste sweet. He was working on opening a brewery called Crooked Fork at the time of his suicide in 2015.
In addition to being a chef, Cantu was a media personality, appearing regularly on TV shows, and an in
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Homaro Cantu
Homaro Cantu (September 23, 1976 – April 14, 2015) was an Americaninventor, entrepreneur, chef and molecular gastronomer. He owned and operated the Cantu Designs Firm and Moto Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2]
On April 14, 2015, Cantu's body was found hanging inside a building he purchased in hopes of renovating it into a brewery on the Northwest Side of Chicago. Cantu was 38.[3][4] After an autopsy on April 15, the Cook County medical examiner’s office officially declared Cantu's death a suicide.
References
[change | change source]- ↑"Homaro Cantu's Bio". Moto Restaurant. Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ↑"Cantu Designs - Homaro Cantu". Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
- ↑"Famed chef Homaro Cantu, owner of Moto, found dead on Northwest Side". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑"We Thought He Was Invincible". Chicago Tribune. April 16, 2015. pp. 1, 14.
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