
Chef and Pastry Chef Profiles
Andres Bautista
Andres Bautista has redefined the traditional steakhouse cuisine. From Acapulco, Mexico, Mr. Bautista has trained in Dallas restaurants for over 20 years, gaining a broad palette of culinary knowledge from several kitchens.
Today, with the support of restaurateur Al Biernat, Chef Andres has built a diverse menu that has quickly become a Dallas staple in the restaurant scene. Managing the kitchen operations of the restaurant, Chef Andres is devoted to the creativity of his menu, and keeping Al Biernat's among the top steakhouses in the country.
Guadalupe Vega
Ever since Guadalupe Vega smelled the sweet fragrance of the pastries in the kitchen of her first restaurant job in Dallas' Fairmont Hotel she knew she wanted to be a pastry chef. Starting as a pastry assistant at Nana, a restaurant in the Hilton Anatole, she later became a head pastry chef of Joey Vallone's restaurant in Dallas. When Vallone left Dallas to join his father's Houston legacy, Lupe assumed the position of pastry chef at Al Biernat's. Guadalupe is always thinking of the customer and strives to make her dessert recipes just right.



