Santi Santamaria

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Santi Santamaria
Born(1957-07-26)26 July 1957
Sant Celoni, Catalonia, Spain
Died16 February 2011(2011-02-16) (aged 53)
Singapore
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)

Santiago Santamaria i Puig (26 July 1957 – 16 February 2011), known as Santi Santamaria (Catalan pronunciation:

Catalan avant-garde chef. He was the first Catalan chef and owner to have his restaurant receive three stars from the Michelin Guide (Can Fabes
in 1994).

His second restaurant (Sant Celoni) was awarded two Michelin stars.

His style was a modern interpretation of traditional

Santamaria made controversial accusations against the "molecular gastronomy" of other Spanish chefs, singling out Ferran Adrià.[2][3][4]

Santamaria died on 16 February 2011 in his restaurant in

heart attack.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Economist, "Santi Santamaria", 24 February 2011, p. 93.
  2. ^ Burnett, Victoria (1 June 2008). "Spain's Top Chefs Clash Over Ingredients and Culinary Innovations". The New York Times.
  3. gourmet.com
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  4. gourmet.com
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  5. elmundo.es
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