Roberto Garcia
Roberto Garcia My name is Roberto Garcia. I am a Mexico Native - Skateboarder, who resides in Omaha, NE. My passion is in cooking, skateboarding, and always trying to be better. I enjoy challenges, working hard, and believe in never giving up. I love my family and close friends.
I was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1982. I started skating around 1999 and fell in love with it very quickly. I eventually became sponsored by a local Mexico City Skateshop, Fusion, in 2001, then by Vans in 2002. I continued skating and living in Mexico until 2009. In 2009, Vans helped me get a visa to come to the US to Skateboard. The first place I lived in the US was Philadelphia. I lived in Philly from 2009 to 2010, then moved from to Omaha in 2010 - as that was where my ex-wife was from.
Before coming to the US, I never really had an interest in cooking. It wasn’t until I started working at a pub called Royal Tavern in Philadelphia. When I moved to Omaha, I wanted to continue cooking, but couldn’t find any jobs, so I started working as a busser at a European style restaurant called Darios. After working some time as a busser at Darios, I eventually moved up to being a cook. In order to grow and learn more about the art and techniques of cooking, I improved my skills by going to school at Metropolitan Community College for knife and English skills.
To-date, I’ve worked at many well-known restaurants in Omaha, such as Plank Seafood, catering events, and helped open Mula kitchen. After Mula, I decided I wanted to learn more about upscale dining. This lead to me getting a job as a cook at Be La Rose. At Be La Rose, I was able to take my schooling and experience and learn all the technical aspects of preparing fine dining dishes. Today, I’m proud to work for an upscale restaurant called Aucorant, in the Benson neighborhood.
My favorite tricks are Backside Llipslides and noseblunts. They are hard to do, but are really fun. The above photo is of me doing a front-side nose slide in Mexico City.
I'd like to introduce, Ocho. Ocho is a Lab mixed with American bulldog that is 4 months old. Ocho is super playful and loves to come hang with me when I skate.
I ♥ Ocho!
I like so many different types of Music, but my favorite album is “The Dark Side of the Moon”, by Pink Floyd. I can listen to this album on repeat for months and still love it.