Rufino Bautista
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Celebrated Spanish Chef Rufino Bautista to Open His Own Surf & Turf Restaurant in March
Press Release
February 14, 2020
Washington DC – Great news is coming in for authentic food aficionados as the emerging chef Rufino Bautista has revealed his plan to open up his own restaurant. This culinary venture will see its opening next month at the site where Las Placitas is currently located – 4724 14th Street NW Washington DC. The main cuisine of the upcoming restaurant will be surf and turf as Mr. Bautista plans to put seafood and steaks at the center stage. The celebrated chef Rufino Bautista emigrated from El Salvador and developed an early love and passion for food working at his father’s farm outside of Intipuca. In the late 90s, Mr. Bautista relocated to Washington DC where he acquired a job as a busser. Later on, he found work at Asia Nora where he received culinary training from none other than two of the industry’s best Chef Haidar Karoum and the late Chef Patrick W. Deiss. He worked his way up starting out as an expeditor, a massively challenging job, and then went to work full time in the kitchen. Rufino Bautista has wowed countless patrons with his impeccable control over delivering balanced gourmet dishes that any food connoisseur will appreciate. Currently he’s working at Read more
