Okatshe Japanese-style restaurant opens on Hamilton Street in Allentown. It’s grand opening will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Okatshe is Garces’ second restaurant in the city. Iron Chef winner ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Within the 900 block of Allentown's Hamilton Street, you'll soon enter The Land of the Rising Sun. "We're standing in Okatshe. Okatshe is my ode to Japanese cuisine and culture." said ...

James Beard Award winner, Iron Chef and celebrity restaurateur and owner José Garces speaks Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, during the opening of Garces’ new restaurant Okatshe in Allentown. A ribbon cutting ...

The demo kitchen at Shokutsu, Jose Garces' new culinary studio in Biddeford. (Courtesy of Jose Garces) Iron Chef and restaurateur Jose Garces has built a Biddeford culinary studio to serve as a base ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – José Garces, a James Beard Award-winning chef, entrepreneur, food innovator and restaurateur, will soon be opening another dining establishment in Lehigh County. Okatshe, Garces' ...

Amada’s opening in October 2005 was both a personal milestone for chef Jose Garces and a defining moment for Philadelphia dining. At 33, Garces left Stephen Starr’s restaurant group — where he was ...

Fantastic food for a good cause sounds like a pretty nice night out. The 14th annual Garces Foundation Benefit will again unite dozens of Philadelphia’s top chefs and restaurants for a night of food, ...