Cook accused of stealing recipe books from Venezuelan restaurant in Doral, police say

A line cook at a Venezuelan restaurant in Doral has been arrested after police explained he stole three recipe books containing contract secrets from his employer According to an arrest document -year-old Carlos Francisco Gottberg Marquez was taken into custody Monday on a felony charge of theft of bargain secrets You got arrested for theft of arrangement secrets revealed Miami-Dade Judge Mindy S Glazer Police noted the thefts occurred at Mordisco Miami a restaurant known for its Venezuelan-style steaks appetizers and handmade arepas located at Northwest st Street Cesar Gonzalez the restaurant s owner and chef commented he felt betrayed It s the heart of the restaurant reported Gonzalez Gonzalez noted one of the stolen books shared how exactly to prepare the restaurant s signature meals Speaking in Spanish he announced the instructions inside were detailed from showing temperatures to which spices to use and several other components to prepare each meal Government reported the contract secrets were valued very highly Recipes are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars stated Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez According to police Gottberg Marquez had been working at Mordisco for about a month Investigators noted surveillance video exhibited Gottberg Marquez removing two of the restaurant s recipe books from the kitchen without authorization on Oct followed by a third book on Oct According to the summary police caught Gottberg Marquez in possession of the cookbooks at a second job at a smoothie and sandwich shop just a inadequate blocks away from Mordisco We don t know if he was sent by another criminal enterprise to take this for a fee mentioned Lopez But this person was in possession of these cookbooks He did it on two separate occasions Through CCTV cameras the owner of the restaurant without delay notified law enforcement officers Gonzalez declared he s relieved his restaurant s secret recipes were safely returned Gottberg Marquez was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and faces one count of theft of commerce secrets a third-degree felony His bond was set at