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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Berasategui and the second or maternal family name is Olazábal.
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| Born | Martín Berasategui Olazábal (1960-04-27) 27 April 1960 (age 64) San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain |
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Martín Berasategui Olazábal is a Spanish chef expert in Basque cuisine and owner of an eponymous restaurant in Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain. Since 2001 it has been awarded three Michelin stars.
He holds twelve stars in total, more than any other Spanish chef.
Biography
At the age of 14, Berasategui began to work in his parents' restaurant, Bodegón Alejandro. When Berasategui began his culinary career, there were no Michelin star restaurants in the Basque Country.
He was sent to France to train as a pastry chef when he was 17. At the age of 20 he took over his parents' restaurant, and e