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Felipe Rojas-Lombardi was a talented chef from Peru who moved to America. He was known for blending Spanish and Caribbean flavors into fancy French cooking. He helped change how people thought about food in America.

Felipe Rojas-Lombardi worked as an assistant at James Beard's cooking school in Greenwich Village, New York. He was also the first chef at the famous Dean & Deluca food store. He opened his own restaurants, like The Ballroom in New York City and Café Ba-Ba-Reeba! in Chicago. In 1976, he was even named America's Bicentennial chef, which was a big honor.

Bringing New Flavors to America

Felipe Rojas-Lombardi was featured on a TV show called “New York’s Master Chefs” on PBS. He is famous for introducing the idea of tapas to America. Tapas are small, tasty dishes from Spain that people share. He also wrote two cookbooks: Soup, Beautiful Soup and South American Kitchen.

A Lasting Legacy

Felipe Rojas-Lombardi passed away in New York City on September 10, 1991, due to heart failure. Even after his death, his influence continued. In 2014, the United States Postal Service honored him with a special stamp as part of their Celebrity Chefs series. This showed how much he contributed to American cooking.

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