Page 83 - April 18 Issue

LOST CAR TRAVEL & EATS

Chef Appeal on a Whole NEW Level

By: Bryant D.

Like many other chefs, I am a geek when it comes Carlos was always an artsy person and would
to anything that might be used in the kitchen. I’m spend his free time sketching coats, always trying
interested in everything from knives to spoons to to figure out a way to improve this, chef necessity.
clothing made specifically for chefs, especially He did this for almost ten years before deciding to
chef jackets. I discovered Lost Car Chef Apparel take the leap and change his career path. The
about a year ago and was instantly struck by the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back was
stylish simplicity of their jackets. Jamie and I had when his oldest daughter left for college. It was at
the pleasure of sitting down with the founder and that point that he realized there were a lot of
president of Lost Car Chef Apparel, Carlos Garcia significant moments in her life that he missed. He
and chopping it up about all things Carlos and didn’t want the same thing to happen with his two
Lost Car. Before starting Lost Car, Carlos was a youngest kids, so he decided to act on his
working chef for almost 20 years. Working all over drawings and start Lost Car Chef Apparel.
Southern Orange County, Carlos had what could When he started the company, his chef mentality
be described as your typical chef career with lots kicked in. He thought, “How am I going to be able
of highs and lows (which you can see by watching to get chefs, who are always busy, to take time out
our interview). of their schedule to come see my jackets?”

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