Great spanish chefs wisdom

Life & Bussiness by lolamontalban

The Great Spanish Chefs’

Wisdom

Santi Santamaría�

***

In memoriam

“A Chef is an artisan of

excellence and this is

achieved through

working everyday”

Once upon a time, there was a small European

country…

where people love food �

(among other pleasures)

Maybe, that’s

why you can

find there

more than

140

MICHELIN starred

restaurants

Spain

Life & Bussiness by lolamontalban

The Great Spanish Chefs’

Wisdom

Leadership Lessons from Great Spanish

Chefs by lolamontalban

All who matter are

not here, but they

matter all who are

here

Look around!

“Future is about pay

attention to the next” Joan Roca

***

Be open minded!

“We always have to be

open minded to new

changes”

Juan Mari Arzak�

***

Teach!

“I have always been

convinced to transmit

my whole

knowledge”

Martín Berasategui�

***

Be the first to try what you

do!

“Chef must like

eating”

Pedro Subijana

***

Be yourself !

“Mi ‘cuisine’ is all I am” Eneko Atxa�

***

Be creative!

“I make Spanish

vanguard. End of

story”

Quique Dacosta�

***

Be happy!

“Don’tlook for success.

Look for happiness” Ferrán Adriá�***

Don’t forget the past!

Carme Ruscalleda �

***

“The History of

Gastronomy is the

World History”

First, the first!

“The most important

is the product”

Óscar Velasco�

**

Touch!

“ We transmit

feelings, tastes,

smells, textures… and so

we touch heart”

Daniel García�

**

Search about your limits!

“Possible of

impossible is

measured by human

will”

Andoni Luis Aduriz �

**

Learn, learn, learn!

“Pleasure is not to say

you are the best, but in

learning”

Jordi Cruz�**

Evolve!

“The love we feel at

cooking is what

motivates us to do

things and evolve”

Paco Roncero�

**

Take care of your team!

“There is no leader if

there is no team” Sergi Arola

**

Go forward!

“In life you have to go

forward” Xavier Pellicer�

**

Be others happier!

“We don’t sell food.

We sell spaces for

happiness”

Ramón Freixa�

**

Be excellent!

“There is only one

cooking: the good one”

Nacho Manzano�

**

Use your intuition!

“Forget recipes with

exact measurements

and be swayed by

intuition”

Toño Pérez�**

There are no limits!

“ It is wrong to put

limits!”

David Muñoz�

**

Listen!

“You have to listen to your ‘cuisine’”

Diego Guerrero�

**

Know your values!

“Cooking is culture” Paco Pérez

**

Be generous!

“I want to make

people happy” Raül Balam�

**

Love nature!

“Cooking help us to

understand

nature”

Fina Puigdevall�

**

Enjoy!

“Everyday could be a

celebration” Manuel De

La Osa�*

Be unique!

“Chef personality must

always prevail over

the dictates of

fashion”

Hilario Arbelaitz�

*

Love what you do!

“Cooking is an act of

love”

Rodrigo De La Calle�

*

Remember what you have

lived!

“Always looking

forward, while still

looking back”

Carles Gaig�*

Live like a Phoenix!

“You must rise from

your ashes”

Raúl Aleixandre�

*

Be patient!

“Life is like food: fire

and patient”

Víctor Arguinzoniz�

*

Do always your best!

“Give our best and the

answers we receive will

be our greatest

reward”

Josean Martínez

Alija�*

Be passionate!

“Cooking is passion” Pepe

Rodriguez �*

Be humble!

“Humility is essential

to stay on” Ángel León�

*

Use what you know!

“You cook with what you

think, and you think

with what you know”

Isaac Salaberria�(I love his

cusine)

Imagine & make it!

“Have your head in the

sky an your feet on the

ground”

Paco Torreblanca�(Mr. Desert)

Impossible is not a choice!

“My damn word is

impossible!”

José Andrés�

(TV Star)

This presentation is made with my head, stomach and

heart. None of the Chefs that appear here have asked

me this project directly or indirectly. I just want to

express my admiration for their work.

Thanks. by lolamontalban

Thanks to

Ferrán Adriá Martín Berasategui Enrique Dacosta Joan Roca Pedro Subijana Juan Mari Arzak Daniel García Santi Santamaría Carme Ruscalleda

Hilario Arbelaitz Raúl Aleixandre Pepe Rodriguez Víctor Arguinzoniz Carles Gaig Josean Martínez Alija Sergi Arola Jordi Cruz José Andrés

Thanks to

Eneko Atxa Óscar Velasco Paco Pérez Toño Pérez Diego Guerrero Ramón Freixa Fina Puigdevall Raül Balam

Paco Torreblanca Paco Roncero Ángel León Rodrigo De La Calle Ignacio Manzano Isaac Salaberria Manuel De La Osa Andoni Luis Aduriz

Life & Bussiness by lolamontalban

En español

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de los Grandes

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