Ellen learns new recipes from chef, José Andrés. José Ramón Andrés Puerta (born 13 July 1969 in Mieres, Asturias; married w/ 33 daughters) is a Spanish chef often credited for bringing tapas (the small plates dining concept) to America. He has restaurants in  DC, Beverly Hills, Las Vegas, So. Beach. He trained under Ferran Adrià at the restaurant El Bulli. Both taught a culinary physics course at Harvard U.