Eneko Atxa

Last updated

Eneko Atxa Azurmendi (born September 14, 1977)[ citation needed ] is a Spanish Basque cuisine chef, [1] known for his sustainability practices. [2]

Contents

Career

Eneko started in the culinary world at the age of 15 at the Culinary School of Leioa in Biscay, but was initially trained by his mother and grandmother. [3] He combined his study time with work at restaurant where he learned traditional Basque cuisine. Later he worked for several restaurants. After this apprenticeship, he moved on to the most prestigious restaurants consolidating his own personality and style.

In 2005, after several head chefs in renowned restaurants, he decided to open his own restaurant: Azurmendi*** (also known as Azurmedi***). [4] In 2012, Azurmendi*** was awarded 3 Michelin stars, becoming the first and only restaurant in Biscay to obtain this distinction. [5] This makes Eneko Atxa, at 35, one of the youngest chefs in Spain to achieve three stars. Azurmendi, with three Michelin stars and one green star, has twice been awarded the "most sustainable restaurant" in The World's 50 Best list. [6] [7]

In 2012, he finished a bioclimatic building [8] for his restaurant using recycled materials (aluminium, glass, plastic and slag) and renewable energy systems (which has resulted in 50% energy savings). Geothermal energy and photovoltaic solar panels provide the power, and rainwater is used for all irrigation/bathroom needs. [9]

In conjunction with the Alicia Foundation and University of the Basque Country, he is working on germplasm bank, which is expected to host 400+ local vegetable seed varieties, with an emphasis on teaching about the value of genetic diversity preservation. Located in the Interpretation Center for Sustainability of Azurmendi [10] it was promoted by the City Council of Larrabetzu as a way of establishing a circular economic system, with the use of a generated compost by local farmers that acts as a land fertilizer. [11]

In 2016, Atxa created JAKI(N), an "incubator of innovative ideas" used to promote actions related to people, the environment, health and society. [12] [13] [14]

In 2019 he created, together with Xabi Uribe-Etxebarria, the Bestfarmers initiative: a project to give visibility and value to producers, encouraging and rewarding sustainable farming practices [15] [16] [17] [18]

Awards

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arzak</span> Restaurant in San Sebastián, Spain

Arzak is a restaurant in San Sebastián, Spain. It features New Basque Cuisine. In 2008, Arzak's owner and chef, Juan Mari Arzak, was awarded 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".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martín Berasategui</span> Spanish chef

Martín Berasategui Olazábal is a Spanish chef expert in Basque cuisine and owner of an eponymous restaurant in Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain. Since 2001 it has been awarded three Michelin stars. He holds twelve stars in total, more than any other Spanish chef.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Mari Arzak</span> Spanish Basque chef from San Sebastián

Juan Mari Arzak Arratibel is a Spanish chef, the owner and chef for Arzak restaurant. He is considered to be one of the great masters of New Basque cuisine. He describes his cooking as "signature cuisine, Basque cuisine that's evolutionary, investigatory, and avant-garde."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quique Dacosta</span> Spanish chef

Quique Dacosta is a Spanish chef. He began his professional career as a chef in 1986. In 1988, he began working at the restaurant that became Quique Dacosta Restaurante.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pujol (restaurant)</span> Mexican restaurant in Mexico City

Pujol is a Mexican cuisine restaurant in Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City. The restaurant is owned and headed by chef Enrique Olvera. Pujol's dishes are based on traditional Mexican cuisine, including maize-based food, seafood, and tacos, served in a sophisticated presentation through tasting menus or a taco omakase bar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Virgilio Martínez Véliz</span> Peruvian chef and restaurateur (born 1977)

Virgilio Martínez Véliz is a Peruvian chef and restaurateur. He is considered one of the new generation of Peruvian chefs promoting the spread of Peruvian cuisine. He is known for his use of applying modern cooking techniques to indigenous Peruvian ingredients. Marie Claire magazine has called him "the new star of Lima's gastro sky." On April 29, 2013, his flagship restaurant, Central, entered as number 50 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants as awarded by the British magazine Restaurant. In 2014, Central jumped 35 places to number 15, winning the "Highest Climber" award, and later that year was named Best Restaurant in Latin America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elena Arzak</span> Spanish chef

Elena Arzak is a Basque chef. She is joint head chef of three Michelin starred restaurant Arzak alongside her father, Juan Mari Arzak, and was named best Female Chef in the World in 2012.

Gaig is a Spanish restaurant chain founded in 1989 by chef Carles Gaig. In 1993, it obtained a Michelin star.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joan Roca i Fontané</span> Spanish chef

Joan Roca i Fontané is a Spanish chef, best known as founder and head chef of El Celler de Can Roca, awarded three Michelin stars in 2009. In 2013 & 2015, it was named the best restaurant in the world by the Restaurant Magazine. It was ranked second by the same magazine in 2011, 2012 & 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basque Culinary Center</span> Spanish culinary foundation

The Basque Culinary Center, based in San Sebastián, in the Basque region of Spain, is a culinary foundation created in 2009 by Mondragon University and a group of prominent Basque chefs as a training, research and innovation project, aimed at developing the culinary sector, with the idea of relating cooking with management, science and other disciplines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberto Chicote</span>

Alberto Chicote del Olmo, is a cook, chef, restaurateur and famous Spanish TV host known for mixing traditional cuisine with new technologies and to be the pioneer of what is known as fusion cuisine in Spain; it consists of applying techniques and foreign products, mainly Asian, to the Spanish cuisine. He makes frequent appearances at conferences in gastronomy, as well as presentations, demonstrations and master classes around the world. As a TV host he has a great success with the Spanish adaptation of the show Kitchen Nightmares titled Pesadilla en la cocina and Top Chef produced by Boomerang TV to Antena 3.

Kevin Cherkas is a Canadian chef and owner of Cuca Restaurant in Bali, Indonesia.

María Marte is a Dominican chef who works in Spain. She is the only female chef in Madrid with two Michelin stars, as head chef of "El Club Allard".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pedro Subijana</span> Spanish chef

Pedro Subijana Reza is a Spanish chef who runs the restaurant Akelarre in San Sebastián, Spain. In 2006 his restaurant received its third Michelin star.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert Adrià</span> Spanish cook

Albert Adrià Acosta is a Spanish chef. He is currently head chef of Tickets, a Michelin one-star restaurant in Barcelona and was formerly the head pastry chef of elBulli, in Roses on the Costa Brava. He has often collaborated with his brother, renowned chef Ferran Adrià.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Quintonil</span> Mexican restaurant in Mexico City

Quintonil is a contemporary Mexican restaurant in Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City. Owned by couple Jorge Vallejo and Alejandra Flores, Quintonil started as a menú del día restaurant and progressed to fine dining. With à la carte options and a nine-course tasting menu, the restaurant focuses on using herbs and vegetables that are uncommon in dishes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosetta (restaurant)</span> Restaurant in Mexico City

Rosetta is a restaurant in Colonia Roma, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, that has served Mexican cuisine with Mediterranean influences since 2010. It serves seasonal à la carte options. It is owned by chef Elena Reygadas, who studied at the International Culinary Center and worked at Locanda Locatelli in London. Food experts have given the restaurant favorable reviews, with plates of pasta and bread receiving the greatest attention. The British magazine Restaurant has ranked the restaurant twice on its list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants and Reygadas received their Best Female Chef of 2023 award. Rosetta was awarded one Michelin star in 2024 in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Em (restaurant)</span> Mexican restaurant in Mexico City

Em is a fine dining restaurant in Colonia Roma, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, that serves contemporary Mexican cuisine with Japanese influences. It has daily à la carte options and an eight- to nine-full-course tasting menu. It is owned by chef Luis "Lucho" Martínez, who opened it in 2018 as Emilia in Colonia Cuauhtémoc. It was later renamed and relocated to Colonia Roma due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food industry. Critics have given the restaurant favorable reviews, and in 2024, Em received one Michelin star in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Los Danzantes</span> Restaurant chain in Mexico

Los Danzantes is a Mexican restaurant chain owned by Grupo Los Danzantes. There are two branches, one in Coyoacán, Mexico City, and one in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca; each one has independent menus. The restaurants serve Mexican and Oaxacan cuisines and the Oaxacan restaurant received a Michelin star in 2024 in the first Michelin Guide covering restaurants in Mexico.

References

  1. ↑ "How chefs can cook a better future through sustainability, by Eneko Atxa of Azurmendi". UI - 50B - STORIES. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  2. ↑ Al-Mousawi, Emma (2022-08-22). "Azurmendi Chef Eneko Atxa on a Dedication to Green Gastronomy". Elite Traveler. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Eneko Atxa | FOUR Magazine : FOUR Magazine". www.four-magazine.com. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. ↑ "Historia - Azurmendi". Azurmendi (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  5. ↑ "Tercera estrella Michelin para Eneko Atxa, del restaurante Azurmendi". EITB (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  6. ↑ "Azurmendi: restaurante más sostenible del mundo por The World's 50 Best". Eneko Atxa (in European Spanish). 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Eneko Atxa consigue una estrella Michelin para su restaurante ENEKO Lisboa, que también obtiene una estrella Verde". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  8. ↑ admin (21 May 2013). "Arzak, Larrabetzu | Dining Without Borders" . Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  9. ↑ Woodger, Hannah. "Onyx Solar provides photovoltaic glass to the Azurmendi Restaurant". www.fca-magazine.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  10. ↑ "Arzak". Elite Traveler. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  11. ↑ "Arzak, Eneko Atxa's sustainable kitchen that boasts three Michelin stars". Porcelanosa Lifestyle Magazine | Trends, lifestyle and design. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  12. ↑ "Así es el nuevo espacio Jaki(N) del chef Eneko Atxa". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  13. ↑ Gayo, Alberto (2018-06-04). "Eneko Atxa: "Donde esté un buen huevo, una morcilla y un tocino bien guisado… Sexo puro"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN   1134-6582 . Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  14. ↑ "Interview with Eneko Atxa, 5 Michelin-star chef". www.talentoabordo.com. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  15. ↑ "Bestfarmers.eco, el proyecto por los productores de Eneko Atxa y Xabi Uribe-Etxebarria – Apicius.es". 2020-02-02. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  16. ↑ Álvarez, Paz (2019-01-29). "En busca de los mejores granjeros del mundo". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  17. ↑ "Conoce a los mejores productores del mundo con Bestfarmers". El Español (in Spanish). 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  18. ↑ "Bestfarmers, nuevo proyecto de Atxa para dar a conocer a los mejores productores". EITB (in Spanish). 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  19. ↑ "Mandarin Oriental, New York Announces Pop-Up Restaurant with Three-Michelin Chef Eneko Atxa of Spain". www.hospitality.net.
  20. ↑ "Eneko Atxa « Patrycja Siwiec" . Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  21. ↑ "History - Azurmendi". Azurmendi. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  22. ↑ "Eneko Atxa recibe el premio Chef L'Avenir | Gastronomía & Cía". gastronomiaycia.republica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  23. ↑ Stevenson, Mark (2023-01-06). "Michelin Star Restaurants in Bilbao (2023 Guide)". Discover Donosti. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  24. ↑ "Eneko Atxa: "Mi cocina es un viaje, pero nada como las almejas de ama"". El Correo (in European Spanish). 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  25. ↑ "Eneko Atxa, Chef of the Year | Madrid Fusion" . Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  26. ↑ "Eneko Tokyo". eneko.tokyo. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  27. ↑ "Eneko Atxa, primer vizcaíno con dos estrellas Michelin". El Correo (in European Spanish). 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  28. ↑ "Mandi Keighran » Eneko Atxa (Azurmendi): A Recipe for Living" . Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  29. ↑ Atxa, Eneko; www.azurmendi.biz, Larrabetzu 48195 (2013-11-27). "Arzak". Elite Traveler. Retrieved 2021-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ↑ "Three Michelín Stars | Cacao Barry". www.cacao-barry.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  31. ↑ "Azurmendi, el mejor restaurante de Europa según OAD". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  32. ↑ "Elite Traveler Meets Eneko Atxa". Elite Traveler. 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  33. ↑ "Most Sustainable Restaurant - Onyx Solar Project". www.onyxsolar.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  34. ↑ "Arzak: 'Sustainable Restaurant Award 2018'". Cosentino. 2018-06-20. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  35. ↑ "Eneko Atxa, premio Nacional de Gastronomía". Expansión.com (in Spanish). 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  36. ↑ "Martín Berasategui vuelve a ser nombrado mejor restaurante del mundo según los viajeros de TripAdvisor". Traveler (in European Spanish). 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  37. ↑ "El restaurante Zuberoa, de Hilario Arbelaitz, galardonado en los Premios de Hostelería". El Diario Vasco (in European Spanish). 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  38. ↑ "Así fue la entrega de premios Personaje del año 2016 de Fuera de Serie". Expansión.com (in Spanish). 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  39. ↑ Méndez, Julián (2017-11-22). "Eneko Atxa: "Es una estrella muy simbólica; hoy hace 10 años que nos dieron la primera"". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  40. ↑ "El Azurmendi, mejor restaurante del mundo para la revista Elite Traveller". El Correo (in European Spanish). 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  41. ↑ "Hombres GQ del Año 2017: aquí están los premiados". GQ España (in European Spanish). 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  42. ↑ "Eneko Atxa of Arzak, winner of the Westholme Highest Climber Award, talks sustainability, humility and philanthropy". UI - 50B - STORIES. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  43. ↑ Kayser, Belén (2019-01-29). "Eneko Atxa, de Azurmendi, cocinero del año en Madrid Fusión". El País (in Spanish). ISSN   1134-6582 . Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  44. ↑ Elejabeitia, Guillermo (2019-11-04). "El Premio Nacional de Gastronomía reconoce la labor de la periodista de EL CORREO Ana Vega". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  45. ↑ "Eneko Atxa consigue una estrella Michelin para su restaurante ENEKO Lisboa, que también obtiene una estrella Verde". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  46. ↑ "Eneko Atxa, primer premio 'Sol Sostenible' Alimentos de España-Guía Repsol | Guía Repsol". REPSOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  47. ↑ "Azurmendi, Premio a la Sostenibilidad Madrid Fusión Alimentos de España | madrid fusión". 2021.madridfusion.net. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  48. ↑ Redacción (2022-04-18). "Eneko Atxa, entre los Premios Madblue Cinco Océanos 2022". ORIGEN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  49. ↑ "Homenaje a la excelencia culinaria: así fue el I Foro Gastronómico Gentleman". Vozpópuli (in Spanish). 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.