Interviews

Photography, film, painting, literature or theatre. A tireless worker, Carlos Saura doesn’t distinguish between artistic disciplines. These days, his name is clearly displayed in an exhibition dedicated to him by the Círculo de Bellas Artes, where this genius reveals his facet as a master of images.

Three Michelin stars aren’t enough for Spain’s most popular cook. On the verge of opening his third StreetXo, in Dubai, Daviz confesses he’s hungry like a shark—always looking for his next prey. The chef’s secret? Surrounding himself with talented people and applying his own with iron discipline. There will be plenty of time to relax later.

Saray Ruiz is the first woman to win the top prize at the 11th Championship for Best Master Artisan Chocolatier Lluís Santapau Trophy. Her next challenge is to lead the Spanish team at the World Cup of Pastry in Lyon in 2021. Two great news for a bubbling career.

A self-taught photographer, Raquel Carmona has forged an unmistakable style in food photography, her images resembling still lifes by Velazquez. Her masterful command of light, which she has honed after hours of trial and error, and her love for the Baroque inform her pictorial culinary photographs, which feel like they can be bitten and savoured.

This isn’t a restaurant. They feed you, there’s a menu, tables, cutlery, kitchen and wine, but this isn’t a restaurant. Its name says it all (LABe, Digital Gastronomy Lab) and the Basque Culinary Center, the entity responsible for this pioneering project ‘testing’ new gastronomy, is quick to remind us of this.

Gastronomy, inclusion and commitment are the three foundations of UNINICIO; a non-profit social project aimed at training young people at risk of exclusion. A place where cooking boils down to opportunities.