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A line cook has been accused of stealing cookbooks from the restaurant he worked at
Carlos Francisco Gottberg Marquez was charged with theft of trade secrets, which is considered a second or third degree felony in Florida
Marquez reportedly told police he intended to learn the recipes and use them at another restaurant
A line cook has been accused of stealing secret recipe books from the restaurant where he worked.
Carlos Francisco Gottberg Marquez, a 50-year-old line cook at Mordisco Miami in Doral, Florida, was charged with theft of trade secrets after he confessed to stealing three recipe books from the restaurant, Daily Mail and NBC Miami reported. The restaurant, which serves Venezuelan and Caribbean fusion cuisine, noticed the cookbooks were missing on Oct. 20