Ramirez was born in 1972[1] in Mexico and moved to Chicago at the age of four.
[2] In 2007, Cesar opened at Bar Blanc[3] where he received 2 stars from The New York Times.
During this time, Forbes Magazine named Ramirez as an up-and-coming celebrity chef.
[5] The original location for Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare opened in Brooklyn in 2009 and earned 2 Michelin stars in 2011 and was awarded Michelin's highest honor of 3 stars in 2012 with Ramirez as the head chef.
[7] In July 2024, Ramirez opened a new restaurant located in SoHo, called César.