About
James Beard award-winning chef, foodie, food enthusiast, writer, Instagram star, online content creator, social media personality, and cookbook author. He had a television series that was called Pruébalo with Rick Martinez. He has amassed more than 230,000 followers on his chefrickmartinez Instagram account.
Before Fame
He earned a Grand Diplôme focused in Classic Culinary Arts from the French Culinary Institute.
Trivia
He released a cookbook called Mi Cocina. His favorite recipe from the book is a spicy-sweet chipotle-roast chicken. He cohosts the Borderline Salty podcast with Carla Lalli Music, is a regular contributor The New York Times, and teaches live, weekly cooking classes for the Food Network Kitchen. He currently resides in Mazatlán with his dog, Choco, where he cooks, eats, and enjoys the Mexican Pacific coast.
Family Life
His mother was an enthusiastic chef who taught him to cook.
Associated With
In September 2023, he showed The Today Show host Craig Melvin how to make corn fritters and al pastor frito pie.
