Evandro Caregnato's restaurant experience began at the Churrascaria Caregnato, his grandfather's restaurant, where he worked in his teens, but his cooking experience began long before that, learning about churrasco cooking in the traditional Brazilian way: watching his father, grandfather, and uncles grill traditional churrasco dishes. He opened Texas de Brazil in 1998, and is now Culinary Director of the restaurant's more than 40 locations.