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2008

CEO and co-founder of "Instituto Culinario de Caracas", a profesional cooking school

Host of "Puro Sumo" a cooking TV show in the latinoamerican Cable Chanel "Gourmet". Since May 2004.

Columnist every Sunday in "El Nacional" (Venezuela) with "A cooks diary"

Writer and locution of the national radio show "A cooks diary" in Onda FM, since August 2005

"Sumito´s Cuisine", 15 books of his food and recipes.

International Speaker

Speaker in "Encuentro Iberoamericano de Gastronomía de Origen". Cali, Colombia, Julio 2008.

Speaker in the First Congress of Gastronomic Comunication. May, 2008. Caracas, Venezuela

Host of "Gourmet India", a 13 chapter documentry about indian food. India, March-April 2008

"TRIO SUMITO". Concha y Toro´s wines. Chile, since April 2008

Invited to "La Huerta de Mónica Cahen D´Anvers" , Gourmet Channel. Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 2008

2006-2007

First world Conference of Micro-Cuisine. Decembre 2007, San Sebastián, España.

"Sumo en Domingo" (Recipes for collection) with the Journal El nacional (250.000 every Sunday). Caracas, Venezuela, Septembre-November 2007.

"Two Chefs, four hands". Barquisimeto, Venezuela, December 2007.

Speaker in the "VI International Gastronomic Conference of Caracas". Venezuela, October 2007

Speaker in the Aristides Bastidas forum of scientific divulgation. Central University of Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela, October 2007

Speaker in the third Eno-gastronomic Forum of Valencia. Venezuela, Octubre 2007

Cooking Festival in "Círculo Restaurante", Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Septiembre 2007

Three cooking workshops in the gastronomical event PROVOCA 2007. Medellín, Colombia, August 2007

Speaker with the Chefs: Anthony Bourdain and Edgar Leal in "Kitchen Confidential ". Caracas, Venezuela, August 2007

Sumito in INACAP of Valparaíso (Chile, Jun 2007) with Conference for 400 , seminar for 70 advanced cooks and special dinner for 40 journalists.

"Sumito in Matiz": Three days festival. Bogotá, Colombia, Junio 2007

Special seminar in "Gato Dumas cooking school". Bogotá, Colombia, Junio 2007

Inaugural conference in the "Third International Congress of Restaurant Management. Bogotá, Colombia, Junio 2007

Special dinner celebrating the seventh anniversary of Pujol Restaurant. D.F, México, Mayo 2007

Conference: Design and Gastronomy. Andrés Bello University. Santiago, Chile. May 2007

Special dinner for the "Gastronomical journalist circle of Chile". Santiago, Chile, May 2007

Gastronomical Tour (Bogotá, Colombia), March 2007

Invited as expositor in "First International Congress of Gastronomy " (Caracas, Venezuela), March, 2007

Winner of "El Tenedor de Oro 2006" (Golden Fork 2006), a prize of the Venezuelan Academy of Gastronomy, for merits as promoter of Venezuelan cuisine in the world

Invited as expositor in "Gastronomia2006" (Bogotá, Colombia), December, 2006

Invited as expositor in "Rescatando las Cocinas y Culturas Prehispánicas de América para el Mundo" (Pachuca, Mèxico), Noviembre, 2006

Invited as expositor in "Fifth International Salon of Gastronomy " (Caracas, Venezuela), Octubre, 2006

Invited as expositor in "TASTE LATINO2 " with a Seminar (Miami , USA), May 2006

1989-2006. OTHER MERITS

Partner and Executive Chef of "Sibaris" a Haute Cusine Restaurant in Caracas, since 2006

Partner and gastronomical concept of "Kakao, Venezuelans Bombons and Chocolates" Caracas (Venezuela), Isla de Margarita (Venezuela) and Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Face of many comercial campaigns (Excelsior Gama, Concha y Toro, Banco Mercantil, Aceite de Oliva Borges, Mc. Cormick, Splenda, El Nacional, General Electric and Plumrose.

Producer and Host of "Sumo Placer" a cooking TV show in the latinoamerican Cable Chanel "Gourmet", since May 2006.

Host of "New Latino Food" a cooking TV show in the Spanian Cable Chanel "Canal Cocina". July to September 2004.

Gastronomical concept and Ex-Partner (2003-2004) of SumoGusto a delicacies and "take out place" (Caracas, Venezuela).

Host of the 44 programs of "Cocina de Autor", a cooking TV show in the latinoamerican chanel "Gourmet.com". May thru July 2003.

Founder, partner and Executive Chef of “La Cuadra Gastronomía” (Caracas, Venezuela), a gastronomical complex with a bakery, Brasserie, Cooking School, T.V Studio and "Haute Cuisine Restaurant" (2000-2002).

Consultant of "Cacao Restaurante" (Miami, USA). Iberoamerican Haute Cuisine, Executive Chef and Owner: Mr. Edgar Leal.

July, 1999 accepted as an assistant with Chef Wolfang Puck, in Chinois on Maine and Spago Beverlly Hills; Los Angeles, U.S.A.

March, 1998 accepted as an assistant with Chef Jean Georges Vongericthen, in Jean George Restaurant, Vong Restaurant and Jo Jo Restaurant; New York, U.S.A.

Executive Chef of “Restaurant Cathay” (Grupo Ara), 72 seats, Panasiatic food. Caracas, Venezuela (1997-1999). Fusion Food.

Consultant of “Grupo Ara” (A Complex of three restaurants). Caracas, Venezuela (1996-1997). Fusion Food.

Executive Chef of “Restaurant Le Bistro”. St. George´s, Grenada (1995 -1996). Traditional French Food.

Owner and Chef of “Sumito Restaurante”. Mérida, Venezuela (1994 - 1995). Fusion Food.

Chef in Restaurant “Vinoteca Delfino”. Caracas, Venezuela (1992-1993). New Italian Food.

Cook of Chef Pierre Blanchard in Restaurant "Deuxieme Etage". Caracas, Venezuela (1992 -1992).

Sous Chef of Franz Conde in "Seasons Club". Caracas, Venezuela (1990 - 1992).

Invited to the Festival of Venezuelan Cuisine in Lakes Restaurant. Brasilia, July 2005

Invited as expositor in "FISPAL LATINO " with a food demostration (Miami , USA), May 2005

Publication of the book “New Sumito`s Cuisine” (Publishing house: El Nacional, 2004)

Invited as expositor in "Expo Gourmet.com" with two conferences (Buenos Aires, Argentina), July 2004

Invited as expositor in all the "International Gastronomical Salons" (Caracas, Venezuela). 2003-2005

Invited as expositor in "ExpoGourmet" (Buenos Aires, Argentina), October 2003

At present contributing as writer of "Zona Gourmet", a specialized gastronomical magazine.

Cover page an main article of "Cocina y Vino" magazine, April 2003.

Gatopardo Magazine: One of the 24 best Chefs in Latin America (Colombia, August 2002).

Chef asistant in many festivales with the "greats": Daniel Boloud, Jöel Robuchon, Jean Georges Vongerichten and Eric Ripert.

Advertising image of Absolut vodka (2002).

Publication of the book “Sumito's cuisine” (Publishing house: El Nacional, 1998). Three editions and more than 10.000 copies sold.

Publication of the book “Sumito's cuisine II” (Publishing house: El Nacional, 1998)

Gastronomical Consultant of the book, “Cooking in the venezuelan way” (2001)

Participant in many charity dinners, as the very prestigious "Gala por la Vida" in Caracas.

Co-founder of the Gastronomical studies center of Venezuela (CEGA)

Founder, participant and host of the “Young cooks festival of Venezuela” in Mérida (1995), Barquisimeto (1996) and Puerto Ordaz (1998).

Jury in the main gastronomical Festivals and cooking schools.

Mentioned in almost 200 articles in magazines and newspapers.