Alberto Chicote
- January 4, 2024
- Chef
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Alberto Chicote Biography
| Name | Alberto Chicote |
| Birthday | Jun 23 |
| Birth Year | 1969 |
| Place Of Birth | Madrid |
| Birth Country | Spain |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Angelines del Olmo |
Alberto Chicote is one of the most popular and richest Chef who was born on June 23, 1969 in Madrid, Spain. Prominent Spanish chef who has earned acclaim as a pioneer of fusion cuisine through merging Spanish foods with other foreign foods. He has served as a main judge for Spain’s Top Chef TV show, and in 2012, began presenting the popular laSexta TV series Pesadilla en la cocina
He and Paco Roncero have served as judges together for Spain’s Top Chef.
In 1987 he became the chef of the restaurant called NODE Benjamin Streets, with the aim of merging the Spanish cuisine with the Japanese cuisine. This project made him a pioneer of this type of cuisine in Spain. In 2006, he also began working as chef in the restaurant Pandelujo (same owner), a local with marked taste for aesthetics, where he mixed spaces and gastronomy, coordinating his position of executive chef of both restaurants. For a time he was responsible for the food section of the Sunday magazine of El País. He also held for three years a section devoted to cuisine in the radio program of Toni Garrido in RNE known as Asuntos propios and multiple collaborations in the Media sector.
Since 2012 he has been working as a TV presenter of Pesadilla en la cocina in laSexta. That year he was chosen by laSexta to present the 2013 chimes of New Year, with Sandra Sabates. In addition to Pesadilla en la cocina, he is the jury and presenter of the Spanish version of the talent show Top Chef on Antena 3. In 2014 he opened his own restaurant, the Yakitoro in Madrid.
His mother’s name is Angelines.
Alberto Chicote Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chef |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alberto Chicote is one of the richest Chef from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alberto Chicote 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied culinary arts at the Escuela de hostelería de Madrid. He later worked at a cooking apprenticeship abroad in Switzerland.
He opened his own Madrid-based restaurant Yakitoro in 2014. He won the 2011 El Mundo Chef del restaurant de l’any award.
Alberto Chicote del Olmo (born 23 June 1969 in Madrid), 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 (some as Madrid Fusion), 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.
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Alberto Ranked on the list of most popular Chef. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Alberto Chicote celebrates birthday on June 23 of every year.
Top Facts about Alberto Chicote
- Recipient of the Calidad Pascual Prize in 2005
- Gastronomic Critic Award by the International Academy of Gastronomy in 2011
- Recipient of National Gastronomy Prize in 2013
- Recipient of the Seneca Prize for Innovation in 2009
1. Alberto Chicote del Olmo is a Spanish chef, restaurateur and TV host
2. He was born on June 23rd 1969 in Madrid
3. He is known for inventing the concept of fusion cuisine in Spain
4. He has worked in many famous restaurants such as Lucullus, Toni Sibaris,
La Recoleta and El Cenachero
5. He introduced the concept of merging Spanish and Japanese cuisines in the
restaurant NODE Benjamin Streets in 1987
6. He has presented Pesadilla en la cocina in laSexta, and the Spanish
version of Top Chef on Antena 3
7. He trained at Escuela de hostelería de Madrid in Casa de Campo Spain
8. He was mentored by Salvador Gallego
9. He has presented spoken about gastronomy at Madrid Fusion
10. He opened his own restaurant, Yakitoro, in 2014
11. He has received the Calidad Pascual Prize in 2005, Gastronomic Critic
Award in 2011, National Gastronomy Prize in 2013, and Seneca Prize for
Innovation in 2009