Jose Andres
Jose Andres

Named Outstanding Chef at the James Beard Foundation's annual awards ceremony this year, Jose Andres, 42, is also a successful entrepreneur.

Andres came to America from Spain at the age of 21 with only $50 and his cooking knives. He is credited with bringing the small plates dining concept to America.

His company, ThinkFoodGroup, owns a number of successful restaurants including Cafe, Atlantico, Jaleo, Zaytinya, Oyamel, China Poblano, the Bazaar by Jose Andres, minibar by Jose Andres and the soon-to-open America Eats Tavern in Washington, D.C.

In the past four years, ThinkFoodGroup has doubled in size, and now boasts over 800 employees and $75 million in revenue.

The host and executive producer of the PBS series ''Made in Spain,'' Andres has authored several cookbooks, and launched the nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, which aims to feed and empower vulnerable populations in humanitarian crises around the world.

''When I look at my wife, three daughters and my close friends, those are my real successes,'' said Andres.


Last updated June 07 2011: 12:36 PM ET

Most people know these celebrities -- from as great actors, singers, and entertainers. But some of their best roles are as entrepreneurs. More

Running a successful small business is hard. But these eight kid entrepreneurs are showing that it's just child's play. More

Most Popular
 
 
 
 
 

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.