Chef Victor Albisu has more than a decade of experience in fine dining and upscale French, American and Latin American restaurants. He combines his culinary education with his Latin American heritage to bring a unique style of cuisine to his restaurant concepts. Albisu opened Taco Bamba in 2013 as a takeout taqueria in Falls Church, Virginia. Three years after it opened, Taco Bamba expanded, with locations offering sit-down dining in Northern Virginia's Vienna and Springfield neighborhoods. Albisu also owns Del Campo, an upscale South American grill in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C. In 2013, it was named a Best New Restaurant by Esquire magazine. In 2014, RAMW nominated Del Campo for Best New Restaurant. That same year, Washingtonian magazine called Del Campo “Washington’s best steakhouse.” Before pursing independent ventures, Albisu served as executive chef of BLT Steak in downtown D.C. While at the helm, Albisu cooked for President and Mrs. Obama and led the restaurant to earn several accolades, including RAMW's Power Spot of the Year in 2012. Albisu is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu School in Paris. His professional culinary journey included Michelin three-star restaurant L’Arpege in Paris, as well as Ceiba, Marcel’s, and Ardeo and Bardeo all in Washington, D.C. Outside the kitchen, Albisu is a member of the American Chef Corps, a network of chefs who serve as resources to the Department of State.Albisu also serves on the Chef Council for Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation annual D.C. fundraiser, and he supports The First Lady’sLet’s Move initiative to end childhood hunger and improve food quality in schools across the United States. In 2015, Albisu was named Chef of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW). He was also selected as a semifinalist for the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic category of the 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards.