She is known for the restaurants she currently owns in airports across the United States, and for competing on the show Top Chef Masters.
Garcia has put out her own cookbook and a line of kitchenware, while also making strides in her life to help end obesity.
[1] Originally seeking to become a lawyer, Garcia attended Santa Maria University in Caracas, Venezuela and earned her law degree.
She then relocated to the United States to earn an associate degree in Paralegal Studies and took a class on speaking English.
However, Garcia soon sensed that her passion wasn't in the field of law and felt the need to change her career path.
She decided to convert her career choice into becoming a chef and enrolled at Johnson & Wales University to earn her degree in culinary arts.
Garcia finds it to be fulfilling to watch families make changes and gain their own inspiration through her programs.
[5] [6] [7] After receiving her degree in culinary arts from Johnson and Wales University, Garcia began her career as a chef through an apprenticeship at the Ritz-Carlton in Paris, France.
Her restaurant, Lorena Garcia Cocina, seeks to provide diners with a healthy twist on traditional Latin Cuisine.
to open an upscale Latin American restaurant named CHICA inside the luxurious Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip.
[6] [12] [14] Due to her Latin upbringing and culinary skills, Garcia has been featured on numerous Spanish networks, including Telemundo, Gems, and Mundo TV, She hosted the cooking shows "Vida Gourmet", "Cocine Mundos", "De Mañanita", and "El Arte del Buen Gusto", and on the FoxLife series "Sazón con Lorena Garcia", "Lorena en su Salsa", and "El mejor de los peores.
[16] Lorena Garcia participated in the fourth season show Top Chef Masters, and she chose to compete for the organization Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
The show was also judged by chefs Curtis Stone, Bobby Flay, and Chipotle Mexican Grill founder Steve Ells.
The hard cover book is 256 pages long of recipes of Latin cuisines, usually featuring ingredients such as beans, rice, and salsa.
[23] [24] On October 14, 2016, Lorena launched an international reality show called Food Hunters, a cooking competition for children in which teams from Latin America compete for culinary scholarships.