He moved back to Houston and joined Legacy Restaurants as the company’s Executive Chef in 2006. Padilla would later go on to garner a significant amount of national attention over the next few decades. Padilla accompanied Oakes at various renowned culinary events and worked alongside other celebrity chefs s such as Thomas Keller of the French Laundry, Traci Des Jardins of Jardinère, Susan Spicer of Bayona, and Emeril Lagasse of Emeril’s. Padilla s tart ed as a dishwasher, and after a handful of promotions, he bec ame the e xecutive s ous c hef at Oakes ’s fine dining restaurant, Boulevard. Oakes became Padilla’s mentor as the pair worked together for the next 18 years. He moved to San Francisco and worked under one of America’s most celebrated chefs, Nancy Oakes, at her award-winning restaurant, L’Avenue. Padilla, a Honduras native, began his career in the restaurant industry at 19. Meet our Executive Corporate Chef, Alex Padilla! Now, more than five decades later, while Antone’s still operates traditional, fast-casual sandwich shops, the company has evolved into a popular regional producer and distributor of hand-made sandwiches and other Antone’s-branded products. Our original “grab and go” po’boys are available in nearly 300 H-E-B, Kroger, Randall’s and other supermarkets throughout the Greater Houston and Central Texas regions which we service with our fleet of refrigerated vans. We are proud of our evolution but we have never forgotten the beautiful history and traditions of this iconic Texas family business. Soon all Houstonians developed an appreciation for Antone’s products and an enduring love for the original “grab and go” po’boys created by Jalal Antone. These unique sandwiches have delighted generations of Houstonians since they first appeared in Antone’s company stores and later were introduced at Randall’s and other local grocers. In the early days, Antone’s offered imported gourmet foods and spices that especially appealed to the area’s South Asian and Mexican-American immigrants as the go-to source in Houston for bulk spices and traditional ingredients.

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