César Ramírez (chef)

Ramirez was born in 1972^[1] in Mexico and moved to Chicago at the age of four. He trained under David Bouley while working at Tru and later at Bouley. In total, Ramirez trained under Bouley for 8 years which included time spent training in Japan which influenced his style of cooking.^[2]

In 2007, Cesar opened at Bar Blanc^[3] where he received 2 stars from The New York Times. During this time, Forbes Magazine named Ramirez as an up-and-coming celebrity chef.^[4] Ramirez was replaced in July 2008.^[5]

The original location for Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare opened in Brooklyn in 2009 and earned 2 Michelin stars in 2011 and was awarded Michelin's highest honor of 3 stars in 2012 with Ramirez as the head chef.^[6]

The restaurant would relocate in 2016 to Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan.

Ramirez was fired in July 2023 from Chef's Table.^[7]

In July 2024, Ramirez opened a new restaurant located in SoHo, called César.^[8] It received 2 Michelin stars in its debut year.^[9]

• 3 Michelin stars from 2012 to 2022 at Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
• 2 Michelin stars in debut year at César
• Listed in the Top 50 most powerful people in American Fine Dining by the Robb Report^[10]