Felipe Rojas-Lombardi (died September 10, 1991) was a Peruvian-American chef whose Spanish and

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

influences have impacted America's

haute cuisine ''Haute cuisine'' (; ) or ''grande cuisine'' is the cuisine of "high-level" establishments, gourmet restaurants, and luxury hotels. ''Haute cuisine'' is characterized by the meticulous preparation and careful presentation of food at a high pric ...

. An assistant to

James Beard James Andrews Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 23, 1985) was an American chef, cookbook author, teacher and television personality. He pioneered television cooking shows, taught at The James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, ...

Greenwich Village Greenwich Village ( , , ) is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village ...

cooking school, he was the founding chef of Dean & Deluca gourmet food store. He opened the Ballroom in New York City and then Café Ba-Ba-Reeba! In Chicago. In 1976, he was named America's Bicentennial chef. He was featured on a PBS series on “New York’s Master Chefs” and is credited with bringing the concept of

tapas A tapa () is an appetizer or snack in Spanish cuisine. Tapas can be combined to make a full meal, and can be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as ''chopitos'', which are battered, fried baby squid, or patatas bravas). In so ...

to America. He authored ''Soup, Beautiful Soup'' and ''South American Kitchen''.

Death

Rojas-Lombardi died of heart failure in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

on September 10, 1991. In 2014, the

United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U ...

honored him with a Celebrity Chefs stamp.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rojas-Lombardi, Felipe Year of birth missing 1991 deaths American chefs People with acquired American citizenship Peruvian emigrants to the United States American male chefs