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Andoni Luis Aduriz

Andoni Luis Aduriz

Andoni Luis Aduriz is internationally considered one of the most influential chefs of our time. He has always been committed to creativity, innovation and interdisciplinary cuisine. This constant search and exploration has led him to cross the boundaries of the established, to push the limits of gastronomy. This year he has been considered one of the 100 most creative people in the world according to Forbes magazine.

Aduriz has a multidisciplinary attitude, promoting the innovation in cuisine and the most diverse sectors. Founding patron of the Basque Culinary Center, his lectures at forums such as Harvard University and MIT, his membership of the Innobasque Board of Directors and his position as an innovation and creativity mentor at the Madrid Culinary Campus (MACC) reflect the vocation of both Aduriz and Mugaritz to disseminate the knowledge acquired in the field of creativity in organisations, health, perceptions and the food of the future. Since 2018 he has been president of the chefs' association Euro-Toques España.

Something like this does not happen overnight. Andoni Luis Aduriz was born in San Sebastian in 1971, a city at the very heart of Basque gastronomy. He began his culinary studies, but after a not entirely successful venture into the academic world, the young Andoni began to express himself by means of tastes and textures. Subsequently, Andoni developed his appreciation for both new the Basque cuisine and local produce. On finishing his studies, he went to Catalonia to work in El Bulli, home of one of the world's most renowned chefs Ferran Adrià. This experience opened a world of possibilities to him.

In 1998, Aduriz embarked alone upon his most risky and satisfactory project: Mugaritz, which has been recognized with 2 Michelin stars since 2006. Mugaritz has become synonymous with R+D and the word “restaurant” has ceased to exist. As Aduriz himself acknowledges “It's something more”.

Mugaritz closes for four months a year, a window which is devoted almost exclusively to creativity. “It's a place where we sometimes even serve meals…”  The location, with the oak on the border, offers the chef a canvas on which to unleash his creativity, as well as being a place surrounded by tradition and local products. In Mugaritz, Aduriz has managed to achieve a balance avant-garde and traditional Basque cuisine. His refusal to conform has resulted in countless achievements: since 2006 Mugaritz has figured among the top ten in the list of Restaurant Magazine.

As part of his idea of socialization of the kitchen Andoni Luis Aduriz has given classes in Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Basque Country, Deusto University and Alain Ducasse training center in France as well as in the school The Culinary Institute of America in United States, among others.

Regarding dissemination, the chef goes a step further. In addition to the above-mentioned courses, Aduriz has also participated in scientific conferences, such as the Conference on Applied Cognitive Psychology organised by the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language or the in Primary Care Conference. Also, outside the Basque Autonomous Community, the chef was a speaker at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, the Congress of the International of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and at El futuro X venir, a series of conferences organized by Fundación Telefónica. All of his activity as a trainer, always based on his experience, has made him a role model, a guide who has encouraged teams in many different areas of operation.

The chef is also an advisor to different gastronomic establishments and companies."

But to speak only about Andoni Luis Aduriz's professional side would be a significant mistake. His human side is represented by his activities, always food related, of course. The chef promotes culinary initiatives annually whose only aim is to raise money for organisations such as Asteamur, L'ataxie Charlevoix-Saguenay Foundation, Starlight Children's Foundation Australia, UNICEF and many others.

The combination of the approach to new disciplines in focussing on cuisine and his tireless care regarding the product have earned Andoni Luis Aduriz numerous awards since his professional career began:

-Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (2002).
-Euskadi de Gastronomía to the best cook according to  Academia Vasca de Gastronomía (2003).
-"Chef's Choice Award", by the hands of his fellow chefs in the St. Pellegrino list (2006 and 2012).
- Eckart Witzigmann award (2012).

- Healthy Cuisine Award (personality) by the Royal Academy of Gastronomy (2018).

- Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador by The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2021)

- Entrepreneur Chef Award in the XV Edition of the National Awards for the Hotel and Catering Industry by Hostelería España (2021)

- Bob Noto Award at the Buonissima Torino Congress (2021)

- ‘The Best Chef Science Award' by the Best Chef Awards (2022)

- Icon Award 2023 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants (2023)

Andoni Luis Aduriz develops an intense publishing activity and is author and co-author of the following books: 

-La joven cocina vasca (1996). Ixo editorial
- El mercado en el plato (1998). Ixo editorial
Tabula Huevo(2000). Ixo editorial
Foie Gras(2002). Ixo editorial
- Tabula Bacalao (2003). Montagud editores
Clorofilia(2004). Ixo editorial
Txikichef(2006). Hariadna editorial
Bestiarium Gastronomicae(2006). Ixo editorial
Tabula 35 mm(2007). Ixo editorial
Diccionario Botánico para Cocineros(2007). Ixo editorial
La botánica del deseo(2008). Prólogo de la edición en castellano del libro de Michael Pollan
Las primeras palabras de la cocina(2009). Ixo editorial
Los Bajos de la Alta Cocina(2009). Ixo editorial
El Dilema del Omnívoro(2011). Prólogo de la edición en castellano del libro de Michael Pollan.
El Gourmet Extraterrestre(2011). Editorial Planeta
Larousse Gastronomique(2011).Editorial Larousse. Edición revisada y prologada por A. Luis Aduriz
Innovación abierta y alta cocina(2011). Ediciones Pirámide
Mugaritz - A Natural Science of Cooking- (2012). Editorial Phaidon Press
Cocinar, comer, convivir(2012). Ediciones Destino
Las recetas de mi casa (2013). Ediciones Destino.

- Cocinar para vivir (2015). Ediciones Destino. 

- Mugaritz Vanishing Points (2019). Planeta Gastro