Victor Albisu

Victor Albisu
Albisu stirs a pot of risotto while another person looks on
Albisu (right) in 2010, making risotto
Born1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.[1]
EducationGeorge Mason University, Le Cordon Bleu
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
    • Taco Bamba (2013 – present)
Previous restaurant(s)
    • Del Campo (2013 – 2018)
    • Poca Madre (2018 – 2020)
Award(s) won
    • Chef of the year, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (2015)
    • Semifinalist, James Beard Foundation Award for best chef, Mid-Atlantic region (2016 and 2020)

Victor Albisu (born 1974 or 1975[2]) is an American chef and restaurateur. He has created fine-dining Latin American restaurants Del Campo and Poca Madre in D.C. and the fast-casual chain of taquerias Taco Bamba, featuring traditional as well as inventive house-special tacos often influenced by other culinary traditions. Opened in 2013 in the Falls Church, Virginia, shopping center where Albisu’s mother has a Latin market, as of June 2024 Taco Bamba has 15 locations in the D.C. area and nearby states. In 2015, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington named Albisu chef of the year, and in 2016 and 2020, he was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic region.

  1. ^ Rothstein, Betsy (2008-12-09). "Chef 101 With Victor Albisu of BLT Steak". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. ^ Sietsema, Tom (24 May 2023). "At Del Campo, a reimagined tour of South America, noodles included". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.