A huarache is a large, sandal (huarache) shaped cake made of masa and typically filled with a thin layer of black or refried beans, then griddled and covered with assorted toppings. This huarache is filled with grilled mushrooms and marinated artichokes and topped with a creamy manchego bechamel.
Jose Garces is the chef and owner of restaurants in Philadelophia, Chicago, Palm Springs, and Atlantic City and the author of two cookbooks, Latin Evolution and The Latin Road Home. He is the 2009 winner of the James Beard Foundation’s prestigious “Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic” award and one of only eight chefs in the country to hold Food Network's Iron Chef title. In addition, Chef Garces is the owner of 40-acre Luna Farm in Bucks County, Pa., where he and his team grow much of the produce for his Philadelphia restaurants. Garces lives in Philadelphia.
