Chefs

Jose Pizarro at home on the balcony of his London apartment © Michelle Chaplow
Celebrity chef, Jose Pizarro at home on the balcony of his London apartment © Michelle Chaplow

Chefs

Andalucia and Spain are home to a whole host of renowned chefs, both nationally and internationally. Here are some that we at Andalucia.com have had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing.

 

 

 

Linares de la Sierra may only have 300 inhabitants, but it has a restaurant cited in the New York Times, The Times of London and the Michelin Spain and Portugal Guide. Oscar-winning film director… More →

We spoke to chef and restaurateur Andoni Luis Aduriz, of Mugaritz near San Sebastian, which has two Michelin stars and has been voted fourth-best restaurant in the world. Andoni is now Gastronomic… More →

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver visited Estepona for the Virgin del Carmen Festival. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver visited Estepona for the Virgin del Carmen celebrations in 2009 during the filming of… More →

Andalucia.com spoke to Mariano Andres, the Asturian-born chef of Seville´s in Dubai, about the Spanish restaurant and tapas bar's enduring success in a progressive, cosmopolitan city where… More →

Danish born Kasper Nielsen is the award winning chef and co-owner of Roca Tranquila Restaurant in Fuengirola. From 2003 to 2007 he was a member of the All Danish Culinary Team that won the Olympic… More →

No tantrums, no ego, no geezer antics - Jose Pizarro loves cooking, wants his customers to enjoy his food, and is passionate about Spanish products. Charming, modest and easy-going, this chef from… More →

From his Restaurant Calima (two Michelin Stars), in Marbella (which he moved to the Hotel Puente Romano in spring 2014), this young but high-profile Andalusian chef tells us how he started out in… More →

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