Chef elena arzak biography
Chef elena arzak biography
Elena arzak biography.
Elena Arzak
Born in in San Sebastian, Elena comes from a family of Basque restaurateurs. The restaurant "Arzak," founded by her great-grandfather José Maria in , has become a gastronomic icon.
The management has been passed down through generations, until her father Juan Mari, who made the cuisine of the family business a perfect blend of Basque tradition, refinement, and avant-garde experimentation, earning the first MICHELIN Star in , followed by a second and third in and
From a young age, Elena was involved in the family restaurant.
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At just eleven years old, she began taking her first steps in the kitchen, under the watchful eye of her grandmother, who was a great teacher and source of inspiration for her. After completing her studies at the high school in San Sebastian, Elena decided to refine her culinary skills at the prestigious hospitality school in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Subsequently, she completed internships in renowned European restaurants such as "Le Gavroche" with Al