Is he youngest Valencian chef to achieve a Michelin Star in the United States. He is also a humble guy and a passionate ambassador for Spain and its cuisine. Marcos Campos He already has his name written on the wall of fame of international cuisine when he achieved the recognition of the famous guide.
Marcos picks up the phone at Chicago about to go to work after having only slept a couple of hours. The emotion and calls from friends, family, acquaintances, strangers and the media confirm the importance of the award. He does not quite believe it and insists that it is a recognition of the entire team. Among them, Daniel Alonso, ideology and founder of the chain that owns Porto (Bucktown), the restaurant with a new star. Also Paloma Martinez, her partner and directly responsible for her falling in love with the Atlantic cuisine that she now serves in the city where she grew up. Barack Obama.
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“The style of the young chef Marcos Campos is linked to his Spanish heritage. In Porto, explore a cuisine specialized in preserves, seafood and typical rice dishes from the Iberian Peninsula. “ This is how the popular guide justifies that Marcos is from Thursday the star of the moment.
– “The style of the young chef Marcos Campos is linked to his Spanish heritage. In Porto, explore a cuisine specialized in preserves, seafood and typical rice dishes from the Iberian Peninsula. “/ Cadena SER
With a blush that is guessed at 7,000 kilometers away, Torrent’s cook admits that Valencia runs through his blood, so whenever he has the chance, he leaves homeland tip on their plates. What if a fideuá, what if some dish with seasonal mandarin. Just enough, and almost always necessary, to get him home.
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There are only three Spanish natives in the United States with a Michelin Star. He is the first Valencian. The secret of your success? “keep working even harder during the pandemic” how much damage it has done to the sector in all parts of the world.
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In his plans is not to return to Spain, but together with Daniel Alonso they plan to open a hotel restaurant near Santiago de Compostela. The perfect “excuse” so that you can return to Spain for work.
This Friday Porto hung the poster fully after the list of winners was made public. “It was incredible,” the protagonist declares, perplexed. What if you would like the Obamas to drop by one of these days? “Well of course”. And again her blush is visible.
“This Star belongs to everyone; to all Valencians and all Spaniards. This is also yours. Let’s all enjoy it.” And one imagines him putting on his apron ready to fight between the stoves.
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