Chef Cesar Murillo Wiki, Age, Wife, Top Chef, Ethnicity
Cesar Murillo Biography – Cesar Murillo Wiki
Cesar Murillo is the executive chef at North Pond, a hyper-seasonal restaurant in the heart of Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois. He will be competing on Season 22 of Top Chef on Bravo.
Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, César Murillo was drawn to the hands-on, creative nature of the kitchen from a young age. Aged 4, Cesar immigrated from Chihuahua to Dallas, Texas with his parents.
After graduating from the Texas Culinary Academy, César secured a job in Chicago working under chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless at Frontera Grill and Xoco. Interested in learning more about farming, foraging and using hyper-local ingredients, César went to San Francisco to expand his knowledge of Mexican cuisine at Nopalito and Cocina Latina.
After two years, César returned to Chicago, joining the staff of the fine-dining restaurant Grace as a sous chef as they earned three Michelin stars during his tenure. After three years, he climbed the culinary ladder and moved to Sepia, where he found his culinary voice, according to his Bravo TV bio.
He later became the executive chef at North Pond in 2020. His dishes blend his heritage with the restaurant’s farm-to-table philosophy, using ingredients from his rooftop garden and surrounding nature. He was a winner of the 2021 StarChefs Chicago Rising Stars Award. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black Jacket Society.
Cesar Murillo Age
Cesar Murillo was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was raised in Dallas, Texas.
Cesar Murillo Top Chef
Chicago Chef Cesar Murillo is competing on the 22nd season of “Top Chef,” hosted by Kristen Kish. He is one of the three Chicago chefs competing for the title of “Top Chef” in Bravo TV’s upcoming season, alongside Zubair Mohajir and Bailey Sullivan.
Top Chef Season 22 takes place throughout Canada. The judges and chefs will travel to Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Canmore in Alberta, and Prince Edward Island, highlighting much of the rich cooking scene in Canada.
In customary Top Chef fashion, the grand prize is $250,000 provided by Saratoga Spring Water with the winner also receiving a $125,000 flight credit to spend on travel with Delta Air Lines. There’s also the feature in Food & Wine Magazine and an appearance at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado.
This year’s winner will also headline a dinner at the James Beard house in New York City and have the chance to present at The James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards on Monday, June 16, 2025 at the Lyric Opera in Downtown Chicago. Plus, cash prizes totaling $150,000 will be offered during each Quickfire Challenge, and at several Elimination Challenges.
Cesar Murillo Ethnicity
Chihuahua, Mexico-born chef Cesar Murillo is of Hispanic ethnicity.
Cesar Murillo’s Instagram handle is @chef.cesarmurillo.
