V SEMI-FINAL COCINERO DEL AÑO

The guipuzcoano Asier Alcalde Larrañaga is the winner of the fifth semifinal of the V Edition of Cook of the Year.

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This young chef has passed through cooking mecas such as Mugaritz and Celler de Can Roca, and he works side by side with Raul Parra at Laia in Hondarribia.

I’ll leave you to the winning menu:

For starters: Smoked sea bass with pickled vegetables, razor shells and piri-piri;

Main course: Gooey Euskal–txerri bonbon with winter vegetable marrows;

Dessert: Rhubarb confit with lemon verbena ice cream and hints of kiwi, watermelon and pink pepper.

“I never even dreamed of being a chef, and that’s fundamental.” – Ferran Adria

xo Marez