Rakel Cernicharo, the coming hurricane
The reason for that meeting? The II International Meeting of Socialist Women , which also served to Clara Zetkin and Kate Duncker (two German politicians) presented the proposal to commemorate a International Women's Day. And so, until today.
And what does this have to do with our gastronomy? Well, I'm afraid that it still —unfortunately— makes all the sense in the world: the wage gap remains stagnant at 16% and our sector (gastronomy: restaurants, kitchens, bars and markets) continues to be, let's be clear once and for all, one of the most unfortunate examples of this reality that is so hard for us to accept; it's called inequality . Here is a painful example that has set off all my alarms while preparing this article: there are none ( I insist, none ) female finalist in the most important contest for the chefs of the future. None. to the prize Madrid Fusion 2017 Revelation Chef Seven kids arrived and it was Jesús Moral, from Miguel's Tavern, who took the cat to the water.
There was also no female trace in the 2015 edition, nor in 2014 . Niente. Yes in 2016, but one of them ( Ana Merino de Mont Bar ) inform us that she "has left the world of cooking", we only have left ** María José Martínez de Lienzo **, at the foot of the canyon. She was one of the protagonists of one of our happiest editorial pieces: The most influential women on Planet Gastronomy . Thirty examples of talent, effort and intelligence.
Today we bet on what will come , by a handful of women who (we have no doubt) will have many things to say in the gastronomy to come.
RAKEL CERNICHARO
Rakel, the coming hurricane. Rakel, cook and owner of the ** restaurant Karak ** (what a surprise, she opened when she was twenty-two years old) in the El Carmen neighbourhood, has been entrenched these weeks behind the curtains of Top Chef. My bet? she will be the winner . And it will be because beyond the momentum, the tattoos and the noise; she is a cook with experience and talent. I hope we see it.
Rakel Cernicharo, the coming hurricane
MARINE OF THE SOURCE VILLAMEDIA
The award winner Promises of Haute Cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu Madrid (one of the key focuses to understand the future of our gastronomy) is from Valladolid, it is called Marina de la Fuente (eye: twenty-three years ) and she is a cooking student at the I.E.S. Diego de Praves . The jury was led by Don Pedro Subijana and we have no doubt about the wonderful future that she (and therefore, us) awaits.
Villamediana Fountain Marina
MACA OF CASTRO
We said it: the Maca revolution that will not take long to break out —you will see. Maca, 'la Mallorquina', **spiritual daughter of Hilario Arbelaitz (Zuberoa)** and owner (and cook) of the garden restaurant with her brother Dani; in love with Uruguay (they move to the Jardín by Sarava in Maldonado during the winter months) and with the product, there is no cook who does not put a smile on her face when talking about Maca. We love her so much. But much.
Maca de Castro
CARITO LOURENCO
We already named her in that Young chefs to watch in 2016, but I can't keep quiet about it: I admire Carito. I admire his tenacity, his elegance and his commitment to professionalism without a hint of cynicism or hypocrisy; she is not here to step on anyone, she is simply here to be the best pastry chef in the world. She will be.
Carito Lourenco
BEATRIZ SOTELO
The headline is simple with Beatriz: she remains the only woman with a Michelin star in Galicia. Beatriz (a native of Ardán-Marín in Pontevedra) was also Chef of the Year 2008 in the contest organized by Alimentaria —and by the way, the only woman selected among the 80 finalist chefs in all of Spain; The picture is a bit sad, isn't it? Anyway, let's continue: Beatriz is part of the restaurant team together with Xoán Crujeiras To Station in the old Cambre railway station, and her bet is tradition well understood. Bravo.
Beatriz Sotelo
MARIA JOSE MARTINEZ
less than a year ago Guardian made a bet on the future of Spanish gastronomy called Spain's hot restaurants —and among his five stakes were Ana Merino and our María José Martínez (from the Lienzo restaurant, Madrid Fusión finalist and "absolute winner" in the vote on social networks). Tenacious and incorruptible, la murciana is the path of humility, camaraderie and gigs without looking at the clock hours.
María José Martínez (Canvas)
IOLANDA BUSTS
"My mission as a cook is to connect people with nature." What a nice mission, right? Iolanda Bustos, from her restaurant Calendula in Bajo Ampurdán, she firmly believes in the values of ancestral cuisine and biodynamics (and why fool ourselves: me too); much more than a cook—an alchemist. Her flag is the ecosystem, the flowers and the balance: I hope more faithful in your creed, Iolanda.
Iolanda Busts