“What does a chef have to do with an art exhibition?” asked D.C.’s own celebrity chef Jose Andres at the National Gallery of Art’s preview of its newest exhibit, The Art of Power: Royal Armor and Portraits from Imperial Spain.
Well, this TV chef has a lot to do with the National Gallery of Art. With the gallery’s opening of two Spanish exhibits this summer, Andres created a menu for its Garden Cafe España, exclusive to the National Gallery of Art.
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But his connection runs even deeper. While visiting the gallery years ago, a painting by John Singer Sargent, “El Jaleo,” depicting southern Spain, inspired Andres to name his first restaurant Jaleo. He and his three daughters continue to visit the gallery frequently.
