Aarón Sánchez: Cooking and Conservation

2025-06-18

Today's Guest Aarón Sánchez is an award-winning chef, TV personality, author, and philanthropist. He is the co-star of MasterChef and MasterChef Jr. on Fox. He is a James Beard Award winner. Aarón has been recognized by the Hispanic Federation and National Hispanic Media Coalition as a leader for the Hispanic community, dedicated to preserving Latino culture through food and encouraging diversity in the kitchen. He launched the Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund, a nonprofit whose mission is to uplift Latino youth through education and ment...

Today's Guest

Aarón Sánchez is an award-winning chef, TV personality, author, and philanthropist. He is the co-star of MasterChef and MasterChef Jr. on Fox. He is a James Beard Award winner. Aarón has been recognized by the Hispanic Federation and National Hispanic Media Coalition as a leader for the Hispanic community, dedicated to preserving Latino culture through food and encouraging diversity in the kitchen. He launched the Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund, a nonprofit whose mission is to uplift Latino youth through education and mentorship.

Aarón's television career spans over two decades, starring on hit TV shows like Food Network's Chopped and the Emmy-nominated series, Taco Trip. Aarón is also the co-founder and creative director of Cocina, a media company and full-service production house founded with a simple premise: create and share stories that represent the best of Latino culture.

He is the chef/partner of several restaurants throughout the U.S. including Johnny Sanchez, Showbird, and Adobo Cantina. Aarón is also a partner in the world-renowned tattoo shop and museum Daredevil Tattoos in NYC. He lives in New Orleans with his two dogs, Moose and Balto.

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About Dr. Raj

Dr Raj is a quadruple board certified physician and associate professor at the University of Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los Angeles.

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