Enrique Olvera

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Enrique Olvera
Born1976
Mexico City, Mexico
Education The Culinary Institute of America
Culinary career
Cooking style Mexican cuisine, Molecular Gastronomy
Current restaurant(s)
    • Pujol
    • Eno
    • Manta
    • Cosme
    • Moxi
    • Teo
    • Atla
    • Damian

Enrique Olvera (born 1976) is a Mexican chef. He is the owner and head chef of the two-Michelin starred restaurant Pujol, a Mexican haute cuisine eatery in Mexico City, which was ranked 9th in the world according to the 2021 annual The World's 50 Best Restaurants listing. [1] He also created the onboard menu in the business class of airline Aeroméxico. [2]

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Career

He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1997 with an associate's degree and 1999 with a Culinary Institute of America bachelor degree in 1999. He has won several awards. [3]

Film

Olvera appeared on Netflix Chef's Table in Season 2, Episode 4.

Olvera was a judge on the first episode of the 2018 Netflix series The Final Table .

Olvera and his restaurant Pujol was featured in the first season of Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil , in the episode "Mexico City"

Olvera also appeared in Season 12 of MasterChef UK

Olvera appears in the third episode of the 2020 Amazon-produced series Pan y Circo , where he prepares a meal for guests discussing the legalization of cannabis in Mexico.

Olvera appears on the show Ugly Delicious season 1, in the episode: "Tacos"

Bibliography

Enrique Olvera has published 3 English-language books. They are:

Olvera, Enrique Tu Casa Mi Casa (March 2019). Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook. Phaidon Press. ISBN   978-0714878058

Olvera, Enrique, Mexico from the Inside Out (October 2015). Phaidon Press ISBN   978-0714869568

Olvera, Enrique Sunny Days, Taco Nights (June, 2025) Phaidon Press ISBN   978-1838669881

References

  1. ↑ Liao, Christina. "The World's 50 Best Restaurants of 2018: The Full Winners List". Forbes. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Enrique Olvera diseña menú a bordo para Aeroméxico" [Enrique Olvera designs in-flight menu for Aeroméexico]. Revista Central (in Spanish). 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Enrique Olvera '97/'99". Culinary Institute of America. Retrieved 2025-07-09.



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