City of Passaic renames street after celebrity chef Carl Ruiz

The City of Passaic celebrated the life and legacy of chef Carl Ruiz through a street renaming.

News 12 Staff

Apr 25, 2022, 11:18 PM

Updated 955 days ago

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The City of Passaic celebrated the life and legacy of chef Carl Ruiz through a street renaming.
Myrtle Avenue between Madison Avenue and Henry Street is now called Chef Ruiz Way.
Known as “The Cuban,” Ruiz was a classically trained chef whose dishes graced many kitchens across New Jersey.
The Passaic native went on to own several restaurants and become a celebrity chef judge on the Food Network.
He died at 44 years old in 2019.