Over the past 15 years, Richard SandovalÍs career as a chef and restaurateur has evolved to include serving as a culinary consultant, television personality, cookbook author and brand ambassador. Richard Sandoval Restaurants (RSR) is now a leading international restaurant group with over 40 concepts spanning Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New York, Virginia and Washington, D.C., as well as Dubai, Mexico, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Qatar and Serbia. Restaurant Hospitality recently named Richard Sandoval RestaurantÍs as one of the ñ25 Coolest Multi-concept Companies.î With the broad range of restaurants in his portfolio, Chef Sandoval combines authentic Latin ingredients with international flavors and inventive techniques to create new and unexpected concepts and cuisines such as modern and coastal Mexican, Latin-Asian, Peruvian and Pan-Latin. Chef Sandoval has entered into creative partnerships over the years. In 2003, he opened Pampano in New York City with world-renowned opera star Placido Domingo. In 2013 he partnered with Peruvian chef Jaime Pesaque of Mayta restaurant in Lima to open Raymi, also in New York City. In Washington, D.C., Sandoval partnered with noted sushi chef Kaz Okochi to open Masa 14, El Centro D. F., El Centro D.F. Georgetown, as well as to consult on Ambar, the cityÍs first Eastern European restaurant. In 2014, Sandoval opened a new DC location of his award-winning restaurant and nightlife concept Toro Toro. Sandoval also introduced Pan-Latin cuisine to Serbia with the opening of Toro Latin Gastrobar in Belgrade, which was named ñBest Restaurant in Serbiaî by Tripadvisor. Sandoval has developed menus for American Airlines First Class cabin, as well as many of the worldÍs leading hotels. He is equally passionate about tequila and has curated one of the largest collections in North America and the Middle East and aspires to educate diners on their quality and diversity.