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Santi
Santamaria
Love and Passion: The Art of Cooking
Santi Santamaria was born in Sant Celoni on 26 July 1957
In 1981, along with his wife, Àngels, he inaugurated
the restaurant, El Racó de Can Fabes.
1988 and 1989
Their first star in the Michelin Guide.
1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993
Two stars in the Michelin Guide.
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998
Three stars in the Michelin Guide. Santi is the first Catalan
chef to have his restaurant awarded three stars.
1991
His restaurant is admitted as a member to Relais & Châteaux
as a Relais Gourmand during the Association's international
congress in Quebec, Canada. He is currently the Vice-President
of the Spanish delegation.
1993
He joins the exclusive club of Traditions & Qualité,
Les Grandes Tables du Monde, of which he is now the representative
for Spain.
1999
On the Sant Jordi celebration in 1999, his book, La cuina
de Santi Santamaria, l'ètica del gust, comes out,
published in Catalan by Edicions Cadí and in Spanish
by Editorial Everest. The book received the following awards:
Premio a La Mejor Publicación (Best Publication Award,
1999) from the Academia Española de Gastronomía;
Premio La Librería Gastronómica a la mejor
publicación de gastronomía (Best Publication
on Gastronomy, 1999) from Montagud Editores; and the Circle
of Gold Award (1999) and The Best Chef Book Award (1999)
from the Versailles World Cookbook Fair.
2000
The Michelin Guide to Spain and Portugal for the year 2000
considers El Racó de Can Fabes the best restaurant
in Spain, renewing its three stars and qualifying it with
four red forks. In the year 2000, he signs a contract to
work with the Hesperia hotel chain on the project for the
Santceloni Restaurant in Madrid.
2001
In 2001, he contributes an article per week to La Vanguardia.
He produces a new book, El món culinari de Santi
Santamaria. El gust de la diversitat, published in Catalan
by Edicions Cadí and in Spanish by Editorial Everest.
It is recognised as the best chef book published in Catalan.
The Santceloni restaurant receives it first star in the
Michelin Guide.
El Racó de Can Fabes once again receives three stars
in the Michelin Guide.
Collaborates with Telenotícies TV3 Online.
Publishes the book, La cuina és bella.
2003
Publishes the book, El restaurante.
2004
The wines and cava of Can Fabes are born.
Santi Santamaria writes the foreword to the Spanish edition
of Larousse Gastronomique.
2005
Collaborates with La Vanguardia in publishing 24 volumes
of the collection, "La nostra cuina".
Forthcoming inauguration of the restaurant, Evo, in Barcelona,
as a joint project with the Hesperia Group, expected in
2006.
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