At a gala held last night from Amsterdam, the media Dabiz Munoz DiverXo has received the award that raises the Madrid as the ‘best chef in the world’, by getting the first place in the top 100 of ‘The Best Chef Awards‘in its 2021 edition. The Swede Björn Frantzén has repeated as second best, and the Spanish Andoni Luis Aduriz He has completed the podium, climbing to third position from his previous 45th spot.
This contest, which has been held since 2017, aims to recognize the work of chefs by focusing on in his most individual work and not so much in the value of the restaurant they represent, as inspiring figures for the new generations and as agents of change in today’s gastronomy.
With little female presence In the complete list of 100 world chefs, these are very recent awards that will still have time to see if they age well with time or if they acquire the prestige of other awards.
Under the -little humble- name of ‘The Best Chef‘This organization with the appearance of a private club was launched, founded by the Polish neuroscientist Joanna Slusarczyk and the Italian gourmet Cristian Gadau in 2015. With the aim of creating a “vibrant foodie community”, was born as a project dedicated to praising the “numerous talented chefs who create the best gastronomic experiences around the world”, seeking to create a “global family of like-minded people who share the same culinary concerns”.
The Best Chef Top100 awards put all their focus on the personal and professional figure of the chef, in a vote whose jury remains anonymousBut he is supposed to have traveled and tasted enough of the world’s cuisines to be able to make an informed judgment and appraisal. These experts include journalists, bloggers, critics and photographers, theoretically linked to the world of gastronomy.
After a first selection of 200 names, including all the present in the top 100 of the previous year, the jury must vote to draw up the complete list of the best 100 of the new edition. The nominated chefs themselves participate in this vote, without being able to vote for themselves.
There are no special criteria to be eligible for this top, although it is supposed to be a way of discovering new talents and highlighting the work of “modern chefs, leaders, capable of elevating food through technology and science, or who leave an impact positive in society with his cooking. “
The complete list
1. Dabiz Muñoz. Spain
- Björn Frantzen. Sweden
3. Andoni Luiz Aduriz. Spain
4. Joan Roca. Spain
- Rene Redzepi. Denmark
6. Enjoy. Spain
Ana Ros. Slovenia
Alex Atala. Brazil
Vladimir Mukhin. Russia
Mauro Colagreco. Argentina
Virgilio Martinez. Peru
Rasmus Kofoed. Denmark
Jonnie Boer. The Netherlands
Grant Achatz. USES
Anne-Sophie Pic. France
Massimo Bottura. Italy
Julien Royer. France
Daniel Humm. Swiss
Andreas Caminada. Swiss
Mauro Uliassi. Italy
Manu Buffara. Brazil
Dan Barber. USES
Dominique Crenn. France
Alain Passard. France
Pía León. Peru
Enrico Crippa. Italy
Clare Smyth. UK
28. Martin Berasategui. Spain
Rasmus Munk. Denmark
Christian Bau. Germany
31. Eneko Atxa. Spain
Sven Elverfeld. Germany
Gaggan Anand. Thailand
Yannick Alleno. France
Niko Romito. Italy
Heston Blumenthal. UK
Paolo Casagrande. Italy
Henrique Sá Pessoa. Portugal
Antonia Klugmann. Italy
Nick Bril. The Netherlands
Yoshihiro Narisawa. Japan
Rodolfo Guzman. chili
Peter Goossens. Belgium
Jose Avillez. Portugal
45. Paco Roncero. Spain
Joris Bijdendijk. The Netherlands
Jorge Vallejo. Mexico
48. Angel León. Spain
Vicky Lau. Hong Kong
Hans Neuner. Austria
Corey Lee. South Korea
Norbert Niederkofler. Italy
Eric Vildgaard. Denmark
54. Paco Morales. Spain
Agustin Balbi. Argentina
Arnaud Donckele. France
57. Quique Dacosta. Spain
- Soenil Bahadoer. The Netherlands
59. Jordi Cruz. Spain
Vicky Cheng. Hong Kong
Massimiliano Alajmo. Italy
Ivan & Sergey Berezutskiy. Russia
Hiroyasu Kawate. Japan
Dennis Huwaë. The Netherlands
Tristin Farmer. UK
Syrco Bakker. The Netherlands
Jacob Jan Boerma. Austria
Nino Di Costanzo. Italy
Floriano Pellegrino. Italy
Jaime Pesaque. Peru
Emma Bengtsson. Sweden
Marco Müller. Germany
Thomas and Mathias Suhring. Germany
Michelangelo Mammoliti. Italy
Himanshu Saini. India
Alexandre Couillon. France
Gregoire Berger. France
Arnaud Lallement. France
Daniel Calvert. UK
Sidney Schutte. The Netherlands
Adam Dahlberg & Albin Wessman. Sweden
Yusuke Takada. Japan
Helena Rizzo. Brazil
Mory Sacko. France
Karime Lopez. Mexico
Dave Pynt. Australia
87. Antonio Romero. Spain
- Przemysław Klima. Poland
89. Diego Guerrero. Spain
Anatoly Kazakov. Russia
Guillaume Galliot. France
Jefferson Rueda. Brazil
Selassie Atadika. Ghana
Dieuveil Malonga. Congo
Jonathan Zandbergen. The Netherlands
Rafa Costa e Silva. Brazil
Gert De Mangeleer. Belgium
Leonor Espinosa. Colombia
Jan Sobecki. The Netherlands
Elena Reygadas. Mexico
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