Gabino Sotelino
Last-known location Executive chef, founder of Ambria, Café Ba-Ba-Reeba! and Mon Ami Gabi.
Update When Ambria closed last year after a 27-year run, Sotelino, a partner in Lettuce Entertain You, extended his Ba-Ba-Reeba! tapas-bar concept to Las Vegas and the Mon Ami Gabi Bistro to Bethesda, Maryland. He’s slated to open another Mon Ami Gabi in Reston, Virginia, this summer and has more locations on the way. “I’m not interested in fancy, high-culture restaurants anymore,” Sotelino says. “I like the bistro concept where things are laid-back and more casual.”