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Dabiz Muñoz, chef of the year

Is Dabiz Munoz chef of the year? You are right. It was proclaimed as such yesterday in a ceremony in which haute cuisine was brought together. Do you want to know more about this acquaintance vanguard from the kitchen? Who were the other winners? Let's see it.

The famous Spanish chef Dabiz Muñoz has received the award for the best chef of the year. Yesterday he attended the ceremony of the fifth edition of the awards The Best Chef Awards, celebrated in Amsterdam. There were tears and hugs when hearing the news from the table. Once he took the stand, he thanked for the push that this award represents at such a difficult time. The pandemic has completely disrupted the world of gastronomy.

That is why in a difficult situation like this it never hurts to recognize the talent of cooks. Since, according to Dabiz Munoz, These awards “help restaurants, but also the people of the country” of the chefs who are on the list of the 100 best chefs of the year. Among these chefs there are 13 Spaniards! In turn, he highlighted the role that he believes this award will play in the Madrid hospitality. For him, the capital of Spain is one of the world's most «exciting»From a gastronomic point of view.

Dabiz Muñoz biting his prize
Dabiz Muñoz biting his award The Best Chef Awards / Source: @CNTravelerSpain on Twitter

The chef believes that the award will help the capital to "continue to grow." In it you will find the three-star restaurant that made it famous: Fun. Once reached, he opened two Asians under the name StreetXo. After reaping these successes, the difficult moment of the pandemic arrived. He adapted as best he could to the closures and threw GoXo. It is a haute cuisine home delivery service in Madrid and Barcelona.

The second place went to the Swede Bjorn Frantzen, which also won the "voted by all chefs" award. Within that list, the Spanish chef came second Andoni Luis Aduriz, Restaurant Mugaritz. On the other hand, the well-known Joan Roca received the Science Award. When picking it up, he stressed that his team is "strongly committed to science and sustainability."

He also highlighted that these awards normally benefit more to the country than the chef. For him, cooks represent "a structure, some products, some producers, and that ends up benefiting the territory more than the chef himself." He also stressed that cooks reinforce the and local produce.

Italian chef Alfonso Iaccarino has been awarded as "Legend of gastronomy". In turn, the young rising star award went to Fatmata binta, from Sierra Leone for its close relationship with local products. On the other hand, the award for the best pizza was received by the Italian Frank Pepe. The artistic award went to Vicky lay, head chef at Tate restaurant in Hong Kong. From the editorial team we want to highlight the role of Dabiz Munoz in Madrid's gastronomy and wish you a future full of successes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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