Juan Mari Arzak
Juan Mari Arzak | |
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 circa 2010 | |
| Born | Juan Mari Arzak Arratibel 31 July 1942 San Sebastián,Basque Country,Spain |
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| Cooking style | New Basque cuisine |
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Juan Mari Arzak Arratibel(born 31 July 1942)[1]is a Spanish chef, the owner and chef forArzakrestaurant.[2]He is considered to be one of the great masters ofNew Basque cuisine.He describes his cooking as "signature cuisine, Basque cuisine that's evolutionary, investigatory, and avant-garde."[3]
Personal life[edit]
Arzak was an only child born to Juan Ramon Arzak and Francisca Arratibel inSan Sebastián,Spain.[2][3]He spent much of his childhood in his grandparents' restaurant. Later, Juan Mari Arzak's parents took over control of the restaurant. Juan Mari Arzak's father died in 1951, after which time his mother continued to run the restaurant until he took over control of the restaurant. Juan Mari Arzak has two daughters, Marta andElena,with Maite Espina.[2]
Professional life[edit]
Arzak said that his interest in cooking began at birth, and that in his childhood he would help in his family's restaurant. However, his real interest in cuisine didn't begin until his time at a hotel management school in Madrid.[3]After Arzak's mandatory time in the military, he returned to his family's restaurant and began training as a chef, during which time he was responsible for roasting meat. Since he took over the restaurant, the restaurant has garnered much praise, and received 3Michelin starsin 1989.[2]In 2008 Arzak received the "Universal Basque" award for "adapting gastronomy, one of the most important traditions of the Basque Country, to the new times and making of it one of the most innovative of the world".[4]He trained his daughterElena Arzak(1969-), who has won the "Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female Chef" at the "World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards",[5]to take over the restaurant.[2]
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- ^"Juan María Arzak - Juan María Arzak -".Archived fromthe originalon 2008-07-26.Retrieved2009-10-16.
- ^abcde"ARZAK".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-02-03.Retrieved2009-10-16.
- ^abcRuta del Vino de Rioja Alavesa. (2009, Winter) En los fogones con... Juan Mari Arzak.Rioja Alavesa Magazine,0(2), 16-23.
- ^"Noticias última hora de hoy | EITB Noticias".
- ^"Elena Arzak: Head chef at Arzak Restaurant in San Sebastian".
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