Garces Family Foundation

Our Team

Founders

Jose Garces

Renowned Latin-American chef Jose Garces translates his rich cultural traditions and culinary vision into personal dining experiences through Garces, the eponymous Philadelphia-based hospitality group. Garces operates more than 15 restaurants across the country, including Amada, Distrito, Tinto, Village Whiskey, Garces Trading Company, JG Domestic, El Jefe, Volvér, Rural Society, The Olde Bar, Buena Onda and Mercat a la Planxa (in partnership with Sage Hospitality). Garces also operates Garces Events, a full-service catering and event division; the Garces Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to Philadelphia’s underserved immigrant community; and Luna Farm, Chef Garces’ 40-acre farm in Bucks County, PA. For more information about Garces Restaurants, Garces Events, the Garces Foundation, Luna Farm or founder Jose Garces, please visit GarcesGroup.com and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and LinkedIn.

Dr Beatriz Mirabal Garces

Dr. Beatriz Mirabal Garces is a dentist, entrepreneur, and community advocate whose own immigrant journey has always informed her life’s work. Born in Havana, Cuba, she moved to Miami, Florida in 1994 to earn her Bachelor's in Biology at Florida International University, and later earned her Dental Medicine Degree in 2002 from Temple University School of Dentistry. In 2012, she co-founded the Garces Foundation to ensure that Philadelphia's immigrant community has access to the healthcare, education, and support needed to succeed. She remains deeply active in the Foundation's work, as a board member and health care provider for the Foundation's Sonrisa dental program. For decades, she worked as Founder and Principal of Garces Dental Group, her dental practice in Philadelphia, as well as a part-time faculty clinician at Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, Delaware Technical Community College, and Christiana Care Hospital. She currently focuses her work in public health, treating the incarcerated population for the Departments of Correction in both Delaware and Alaska, and expanding soon to serve the Native American communities in rural villages in Alaska.