Ronaldo linares - promo reel | Alexander Williams

Ronaldo Linares is a Cuban/Colombian/American, salsa-dancing, MMA-fighting, former US Marine, classically trained chef and restaurateur living his dream. Passion infuses everything Ronaldo does – as CEO of Ronaldo’s Cocina and Executive Chef of Martino’s Cuban in Somerville, NJ, to speaking to youth groups and corporations about his personal journey to stepping on to the mat to compete as a NAGA (grappling) fighter. Born in Colombia during the turbulent Cartel wars of the 1980s, cooking has been the main ingredient in Ronaldo’s journey from young immigrant to rebellious teen to successful chef and media personality. Ronaldo’s cuisine is Rustic/Refined drawing inspiration from the traditional dishes of his Colombian mother, an accomplished home cook, and his Cuban father, a French trained chef.