2023 Author: Cody Thornton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-24 11:20
First of all introduce yourself: you are the readers of Dissapore he is David Muñoz from Madrid, according to the (somewhat exaggerated) opinion of 24, Magazine de IlSole24Ore, the best chef in Europe.
Culinary identikit: 36 years old, a unique image that breaks with the cliché of the star chef (as Prince already wants to be called in music Dabiz, period), passion for fusion cuisine understood as an aggregation of Hispanic-Oriental influences, training courses in a couple of sacred places of Asian cuisine in London such as Hakkasan or Nobu.
Three Michelin stars for the restaurant Diverxo, opened in Madrid in 2007, conquered at an impressive rate:
- the first at 29 years old
- the second at 31 years of age
- the third at 33 years old
In 2012 the first outpost of StreetXO, the more accessible and street food version of Diverxo, described by him as the "Cirque du Soleil of gastronomy".
On the menu of the venue with future franchises in London, New York, Singapore and Mumbai, Asian-Mediterranean inspired dishes welcomed with lavish praise, such as Korean lasagna (with wonton) or steamed club sandwich with quail eggs.
The number of celebrities is growing exponentially after the success of El Xef, a docu-show in four one-hour episodes broadcast by Spanish TV Cuatro and also visible online.
Where she split: tattoos, short beard, punk crest, Nike sweatshirts, grim look, verbal register not from schoolgirls and motto inspired by American rappers: vanguard or die, no compromises.
Stars, fame and glamorous style (similar to that of another enfant terrible of the kitchen, the British Marco Pierre White, then quickly faded), with other extreme poses: cerebral dishes called lienzos (canvases where the ingredients are artfully arranged with the famous shrimp on the contrary), an endless waiting list, furnishings that seem to have been brought there by Stanley Kubrik or David Lynch himself, and no robbers.
He writes 24: press, food bloggers, footballers and actresses forget discounts or special treatments. There are no exceptions even if they book the royals of Spain, whose request for a table has been bounced on the website, as if they were mere mortals.
The picture is completed by a turbulent love life on the lips of all Spaniards after the second marriage with Cristina Pedroche, sexy model and broad-mouthed presenter (she too, must be a family vice) who has declared to have had sexual relations with half Barcelona team.
But now let's talk about money.
Dabiz, the punk of starred cuisine, has announced his salary as owner of the Diverxo: around 1200 euros. Moreover, he proudly claimed and with the usual arrogance that the place loses a lot. And I believe you, it has 32 employees.
By calculating the number of seats, in the kitchen - where 20 thousand euros are spent per month just for fish - there is one and a half people for each diner.
The outstanding cuisine and the unconventional profile have earned Muñoz the interest of financial partners who believe in his talent and promise great investments. Eventually the money came, much to the scorn of the many colleagues who hate him cordially.
Also thanks to Mercedes or Gin Beefeater who put Dabiz's face in their advertisements.
After the puta this, the puta that, "haute cuisine is a puto circus", "only puta perfection counts", for David Muñoz it seems to be time to "devour the puto world", or if you prefer to "start the puto rock'n'roll “.