{"id":155995,"date":"2026-02-08T13:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/155995\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T13:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T13:33:14","slug":"chef-andres-padilla-brings-culinary-talent-back-to-el-paso-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/155995\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Andres Padilla Brings Culinary Talent Back To El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Las Cruces native Chef Andres Padilla is back where he belongs and doing what he loves at Sabor in downtown El Paso and you owe it to yourself to stop in.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Andres began his career in New Mexico and his amazing talent has led him from the land of enchantment to different places all over the USA and every region of Mexico. Now, the circle is complete and you can find him at the Paso Del Norte Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s back home in the Borderland and waiting to amaze you at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelpdn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hotel Paso Del Norte<\/a>. Not just at Sabor either &#8211; Chef Andres is the executive Chef for the entire hotel so, whether you eat at Sabor, pop over to 1700 Steakhouse or just order room service; you&#8217;re in for a major treat crafted under his watch.<\/p>\n<p>He recently visited the station with some goodies for us and it was all SOOOOOO good, check it out:<\/p>\n<p>Goodies From Sabor In The Paso Del Norte Hotel<\/p>\n<p>A Tasty Lunch Courtesy Of Chef Andres<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/author\/ggarza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dubba G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chef Andres&#8217; storied career has spanned North America with experiences in his home state of New Mexico, Chicago and up and down the east coast while also hitting every region of Mexico. As the culinary director for Frontera Restaurant Group, Chef Andres Padilla has created &#8220;distinct Mexican menus, both rustic and refined&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Andres has earned a zillion awards and accolades including, while at Chicago&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/topolochicago.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Topolobampo<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesbeard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">James Beard Foundation<\/a> &#8220;Outstanding Restaurant&#8221; award. He also maintained the restaurants <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.michelin.com\/us\/en\/article\/travel\/everything-to-know-about-the-michelin-keys-hotels-announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michelin Key<\/a> status.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Andres currently oversees not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SaborCocinaElPaso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sabor<\/a> but ALL culinary operations at the Paso Del Norte Hotel including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1700Steakhouse.pdn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1700 Steakhouse<\/a> and room service menus.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/el-paso-barrel-room-downtown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit The Barrel Room In The Paso Del Norte\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the delicious menu offerings to simple apps and drinks; no detail goes unnoticed<\/p>\n<p>From El Paso to Hollywood: Julian Kalel\u2019s American Idol Journey<\/p>\n<p>Julian Kalel secures a golden ticket on\u00a0American Idol\u00a0and delivers a message bigger than music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Courtesy: American Idol<\/p>\n<p>Behind The Scenes At The El Paso County Coliseum<\/p>\n<p>Parts Of The Coliseum You&#8217;ve Probably Never Seen<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/author\/ggarza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dubba G<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Las Cruces native Chef Andres Padilla is back where he belongs and doing what he loves at Sabor&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139],"class_list":{"0":"post-155995","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}