Born in the year 1961, Michael Cordua grew up to become a renowned and an award-winning business
After graduating in Economics and Finance, he worked for a shipping firm in Houston for a while. He trained himself in cooking, for the reason that he missed food at home. Though he had no experience in the restaurant industry, he opened his first restaurant in 1988 and called it 'Churrascos'.
He began being praised for his restaurants and soon opened quite a few of them in and around the city. He received the honor of being one of the 'Top Ten Chefs of America'.
In 1994, he received the 'Robert Mondavi Award for Culinary Excellence '. The secret of his success, perhaps, lies in his courage to 'experiment'. He was the first one to introduce the people of Houston to the cuisine of Latin America.