Food Mondays: Haute Mexican Cuisine With Chef Carlos Gaytan

Chef Carlos Gaytan at WBEZ’s Navy Pier studio.
Chef Carlos Gaytan at WBEZ's Navy Pier studio. WBEZ
Chef Carlos Gaytan at WBEZ’s Navy Pier studio.
Chef Carlos Gaytan at WBEZ's Navy Pier studio. WBEZ

Food Mondays: Haute Mexican Cuisine With Chef Carlos Gaytan

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On today’s Food Mondays, Food, Worldview’s Health and Culture contributor Monica Eng talks to Carlos Gaytan, the first Mexican chef to earn a Michelin star. Carlos grew up in a small town in Mexico’s Guerrero state, and started working as a dishwasher when he first moved to the United States. He moved his way up the culinary world to eventually start the highly successful Mexique restaurant, which won him the coveted Michelin star.