Top Chef, Bravo’s popular show where chefs compete against each other in various culinary challenges, celebrates its 20th anniversary with a lineup of World All-Stars. As we all know, Top Chef has many spin-offs all over the world and the time has finally come to see the top winners and runner-ups from various countries compete for the all-important top spot of Top Chef. Amar Santana, who was a finalist on Top Chef Season 13, returns as a contestant on Top Chef Season 20. Below is an article about him. Learn more about Amar’s Top Chef title, his age, net worth, wife and more.
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Hosted by actress Padma Lakshmi, World All-Stars Top Chef will have judges from the US version, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons. They will be joined throughout the season by the jury and chefs of the International Top Chef, as well as experts.
For the first time in the show’s history, Top Chef Season 20 will be filming abroad in London, UK. The final will take place in Paris.
Speaking about the change in location, Judge Tom Colicchio said: “London also has a very high population of immigrant cultures and different ethnicities. It’s a great playground for chefs to shop and cook,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
Amar Santana appeared on Top Chef USA Season 13 (2015-2016) and impressed everyone with his impeccable sense of humor, honesty, and bold cooking flavors. He made it to the season 13 finale and finished runner-up shortly after introducing Vaca on the subject of Spanish cooking.
Following its 13th season, Amar returned to the award-winning cooking competition show for its 18th season as a member of an elite judging panel made up of former winners and contestants.
Speaking with South Coast Plaza, Amar revealed that he thought he was being invited back to Top Chef to compete when he got the call to return to the show. He said: “…it was a huge surprise to hear that Top Chef took a completely different approach in wanting me to judge with other winning chefs and past contestants…”
Amar also spoke about the impact on his restaurants by being featured on Top Chef. The restaurant owner (Vaca, The Hall Global Eatery, Broadway), Amar revealed that many have reached out to him after watching episodes of season 13 during the pandemic. Many of these spectators flocked to Amar’s restaurants.
In response to the question “How have you changed or evolved as a chef since you last competed on Top Chef?” Amar said two main things have happened since then. One is that his cooking has become more mature, and the other is that he has become more mature as a chef.
How much is Amar Santana’s net worth?
Amar apparently showed signs of being a chef at a very young age. ‘I have always believed that each dish can be made better. When they were making tuna sandwiches, I would ask them to leave it in a bowl so I could add more mayonnaise, more vinegar, whatever I needed to make it my way,” he said.
During his sophomore year of high school, Amaro’s chance enrollment in a Culinary Arts Careers Program (C-CAP) sponsored cooking class kick-started his journey to becoming a chef.
In 2007, at the age of 25, Charlie Palmer appointed Amar to run the kitchen of his first Southern California restaurant, Charlie Palmer’s in Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza. As Executive Chef, Amar earned Charlie Palmer four stars from the Orange County Register and one of Orange County Magazine’s Top 10 Restaurants.
Amar’s dream of opening his own restaurant came true when he opened Broadway By Amar Santana in 2011. Fast forward to 2023, Amar now owns three flagship restaurants, namely Broadway by Amar Santana, Vaca Restaurant, and The Hall Global Eatery.
As of this writing, his net worth is estimated to be over $600,000.
Amaro Santana age
In March 2023, Amar Santana was 39 years old.
Amaro Santana’s wife
Amar Santana’s partner is Negar Sheikhtaheri and he has Persian roots. However, as of 2023, the two were not married or engaged.
Reality star Amar first introduced Negar on his Instagram on October 7, 2019. Through the post, Amar also announced Negar’s pregnancy, as many of the pictures he posted featured Negar’s baby bump.
The Amar couple celebrates their birthday every year on April 26. Recently, on February 15, 2023, Amar took to Instagram to share stunning photos of himself with his baby mama Negar on the occasion of Valentine’s Day.
Negar is an automation engineer at ETAP – Operation Technology, Inc. She has been working there since March 2016. Prior to that, she was an executive assistant at Point Design, Inc. Speaking about her education, Negar completed her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. and electronic engineering from the University of the Eastern Mediterranean. She later joined California State University and earned a master’s degree in communications and signal processing.
Loving Santana with her baby and her baby mommy.
Amar and Negar have a three-year-old son named Cyrus. On Cyrus’ 3rd birthday, Amar wrote: “12-20-19 you came into this world and made us the luckiest father 3 years have gone by so fast happy birthday daddy can’t wait to see the handsome boy on the what are you becoming… ,” on Instagram.
How tall is Amar Santana?
Amar Santana stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches.
The Amar Santana family
Speaking of Amar’s family, his father died of cancer when Amar was only 20 years old. However, Amar’s mom, Tita Mustafa, is still strong and healthy. On May 7, 2018, Amar posted photos with his mom to her Instagram and captioned them, “Happy birthday to the beautiful, fun, loving mommy Santana #mamalove #56yearsyoung #lookgood #igetthelooksfrommymama.”
In addition, Amar has two brothers named Vicente and Sergio. According to Vicente’s Facebook, he works on Amaro Santana’s Broadway.
Related FAQ
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Where is Amar Santana’s birthday?
According to Amar’s Instagram, he will most likely celebrate his birthday on May 13.
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Is Amar Santana on Instagram?
Yes, Amar Santana is on Instagram @bbamars, where he has more than 23.3k followers. In addition, you can also find him on Facebook.
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Where is Amar Santana from?
Apparently, Amar Santana was born in the Dominican Republic. He and his family immigrated to Queens, New York, USA, when he was just 13 years old. Amar currently lives in North Tustin (Orange County), California.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn