Garces Group is a Philadelphia-based hospitality group specializing in personal dining experiences rooted in the rich cultural traditions and culinary vision of James Beard Award-winning Latin-American Chef Jose Garces. Taking a heartfelt and creative approach to time-honored recipes and dishes, Garces operates several restaurants throughout the Northeast including Amada Philadelphia & Radnor, Village Whiskey, Volvér, The Olde Bar, Buena Onda, Amada & Distrito Cantina in the Ocean Resort Casino; and Garces Trading Company at the Cira Centre. 

Garces Events, a full-service catering and event division brings the award-winning cuisine and Latin-inspired hospitality of Chef Jose Garces to your celebration. Our talented and diverse family of hospitality professionals is at the ready to make your event all that you've imagined.  The full-service events division of Garces expertly handles events of all shapes and sizes - from networking breakfasts to birthday celebrations to black-tie affairs and everything in between.

The group also offers additional services through the Garces Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to Philadelphia’s underserved immigrant community.

In 2018, Garces Group and Ballard Brands, a New Orleans based hospitality group, entered into a strategic partnership centered around providing inspired hospitality for all guests. The multi-branded group combines award-winning culinary with operational excellence for a remarkable customer experience through our restaurants, events and coffee divisions. Through this partnership, we strive to embrace our culture and passion.

“Our mission at Garces is to make Latin the new standard of hospitality, a universal concept synonymous with more personal, more diverse, and more heartfelt service.”