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Cleveland's East 4th Street has landed another famous chef. New York City-based chef Aarón Sánchez has partnered with Zócalo Mexican Grill & Tequilería to develop a new menu, sharing his award-winning knowledge of and passion for Mexican cuisine with guests of the Cleveland restaurant. The new menu debuts June 19.
The son of celebrated Mexican cooking authority Zarela Martínez, Sánchez is one of the country's leading contemporary Latin chefs. He has two acclaimed restaurants in New York City, Paladar and Centrico, and is author of "La Comida del Barrio." In 2005, he was nominated as the Rising Star Chef of the Year by the James Beard Foundation. That same year, he was named one of People En Español's 50 Most Beautiful People. A former co-host of Food Network's "Melting Pot," Sánchez introduced a national audience to his technique and creativity with contemporary interpretations of classic Latino cuisine.
"The opportunity to come to an up-and-coming food city such as Cleveland is why I got involved with Zócalo," Sánchez said. "It gives me the chance to share my food and my culture with a new audience."
Sánchez joins his good friend Michael Symon of Lola on East 4th Street, heightening the culinary reputation of the expanding, eclectic neighborhood. The two dynamic chefs have been good friends for many years and competed against each other last year on Food Network's "The Next Iron Chef" competition. It was his friendship with Symon that led Sánchez to Zócalo.
"I have a dear friend in Mike Symon, who shook up the food scene here in town, and he suggested that I pair with Zócalo to improve upon what was already a very good restaurant," Sánchez said. "It has been a dream relationship, and
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