A total of 40 Spanish chefs have been recognized in the latest edition of The Best Chefs Awards
With its new system there is only a ranking of the first three, with Albert Adriá as the second best chef in the world
Jesús Sánchez, Begoña Rodrigo, Ramón Freixa, Dabiz Muñoz and Martín Berasategui are just some of the winners
Los Best Chef Awards held this week have made clear the change of direction that the gala that recognizes the best chefs from around the world has taken. Dabiz Muñoz He had emerged as the best chef in the world in the three previous editions, but his reign—at least for the moment—has come to an end. He Danish Rasmus Munk (Alchemist) is the new best chef in the worldwhile Spanish Albert Adriá (Enigma) occupies second place, and Eric Vildgaardfrom the Jordnær restaurant in Denmark takes bronze.
And this is the official ranking of the Best Chef Awards after they have established a new reward system in which there is no longer a ranking beyond the podium. Now everything is organized in three levels of knives with which they have recognized 550 chefs from 61 countries.
New recognition system
What is the new categorization like? Those who have three knives They are the chefs who have achieved 80% or more of the points, the gastronomic elite. For their part, those who are recognized with two knives They are chefs who have managed to reach 40% of the points and who have global influence. Finally, those who have received a knife They have achieved 20% of the points and highlight their contribution to the kitchen.
The intention of this new system is that Recognition does not only fall on the most famous chefs, but also with those who have an impact on their territories and who make gastronomy grow from different parts of the world.
In total, 40 Spaniards have been recognized with this new classification system. Who are they?
A Knife
- Diego Murciego – Since 1911, Madrid
- Edorta Lamo – ARREA!, Santa Cruz de Campezo (Álava)
- Jordi Vilà – Alkimia, Barcelona
- Josean Alija – Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao
- Juanjo López – La Tasquita, Madrid
- Juanlu Fernández – LÚ Cocina y Alma, Jerez De La Frontera
- Oliver Peña – Theater kitchen & bar, Barcelona
- Rafa de Bedoya – Aleia, Barcelona
- Tetsuro Maeda – Txispa, Axpe
- Xosé T. Cannas – Pepe Vieira, Raxo
Two Knives
- Antonio Romero – Suculent, Barcelona
- Begoña Rodrigo – La Salita, Valencia
- Dani García – Smoked Room, Madrid
- Elena Arzak – Arzak, San Sebastian
- Javi Olleros – Culler de Pau, O Grove
- Jesús Sánchez – Cenador de Amós, Villaverde de Pontones
- Mario Sandoval – Coke, Madrid
- Paulo Airaudo – Amelia, San Sebastian
- Rafa Zafra – Estimate, Barcelona
- Ramón Freixa – Ramón Freixa, Madrid
- Ricard Camarena – Ricard Camarena, Valencia
- Toño Pérez – Atrio, Cáceres
- Xavier Pellicer – Xavier Pellicer, Barcelona
Three Knives
- Albert Adrià – Enigma, Barcelona
- Andoni Luis Aduriz – Mugaritz, Renteria
- Ángel León – Aponiente, Cádiz
- Dabiz Muñoz – DiverXO, Madrid
- Diego Guerrero – DSTAgE, Madrid
- Eneko Atxa – Azurmendi, Bizkaia
- Fina Puidgevall and Martina Puigvert – Les Cols, Olot
- Javier and Sergio Torres – Hermanos Torres, Barcelona
- Martín Berasategui – Martín Berasategui, Lasarte-Oria
- Oriol Castro – Enjoy, Barcelona
- Paco Méndez – COME, Barcelona
- Paco Morales – NOOR, Córdoba
- Paco Pérez – Miramar, Llanca
- Paco Roncero – Paco Roncero Restaurant, Madrid
- Paolo Casagrande – Lasarte, Barcelona
- Quique Dacosta – Quique Dacosta, Denia
- Victor Arguinzoniz – Asador Etxebarri, Axpe
special awards
- The Best Revolutionary: Albert Adrià, Enigma (Spain)
- Award for Best Pastry Chef: René Frank, Coda (Germany)
- Best New Entry Award: Mei Kogo, Sushi Meino (Japan)
- Best Terruño Award: Jaime Rodriguez, Celele (Colombia)
- Best Science Award: Ángel León, Aponiente (Spain)
- Best Culinary Art Award: Julien Royer, Odette (Singapore)
- Best Next-Gene Award: Michele Lazzarini, Contrada Bricconi, (Italy)
- Best Culinary Experience Award: Vaughan Mabee, Amisfield (New Zealand)
- Award for Best Creativity: Paco Méndez, Come Restaurant (Spain)
- Best in Dubai Award: Himanshu Saini, Trèsind Studio (UAE)
- Award for Most Voted among professionals: Ana Roš, Hiša Franko (Slovenia)
- Award for Best ‘Origins and Future’: First place: Eva, Lilian, Emilie Rihani, Three by Eva (UAE); Second place: Mohamad, Wassim, Omar Orfali, Orfali Bros (UAE)
Source: www.telecinco.es
