Homaro Cantu

Homaro Cantu
Cantu at Cusp Conference 2008
Born(1976-09-23)September 23, 1976
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 2015(2015-04-14) (aged 38)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materWestern Culinary Institute
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, chef
Websitewww.cantudesigns.com

Homaro Cantu (September 23, 1976 – April 14, 2015) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, chef and molecular gastronomer. He owned and operated the Cantu Designs Firm and Moto Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois.[1][2]

On April 14, 2015, Cantu's body was found hanging inside a building he purchased in hopes of renovating it into a brewery on the Northwest Side of Chicago. Cantu was 38.[3][4] After an autopsy on April 15, the Cook County medical examiner’s office officially declared Cantu's death a suicide.

References

  1. ↑ "Homaro Cantu's Bio". Moto Restaurant. Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Cantu Designs - Homaro Cantu". Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Famed chef Homaro Cantu, owner of Moto, found dead on Northwest Side". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "We Thought He Was Invincible". Chicago Tribune. April 16, 2015. pp. 1, 14.

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