Elena Arzak
Chef
Arzak
Born: July 1969
EDUCATION:
- C.O.U. German school in San Sebastian.
- Testing of Selectivity in June 1987.
- School of Hospitality 'Hotelfachschule Schwezerische Luzern "in Switzerland (1.988-91)
LANGUAGES:
GERMAN: Diplomas Deutsches Sprachdiplom German Ministry of Culture.
Levels I and II.
ENGLISH: First Certificate of Cambridge University.
"Arels Higher Certificate" from the University of Oxford.
French: "Certificat elementaire", "Diplôme de Langue Francaise" and
"Diplôme Superieur d'Etudes Francaises Modernes" in the Alliance
Française in Paris.
"Diploma of Tourism of the Chamber of Commerce in Paris.
EXPERIENCE:
Receiving Department:
- Practices of 6 months in the International Hotel in Zurich (1,991).
Department of Room:
- Practices of 6 months in the Hotel National in Lucerne (1,989).
Department of cuisine:
- Practices of 6 months in the Rest. "La Gavroche" of London (1,989).
- 5 months Practices in Hotel Chateau Gütsch of Lucerna (89).
- Practices of 3 months in the Rest. "Troisgros" in Roanne (1.990).
- Practices of 6 months in the Rest. "Carré des Feuillants" Paris(1,992).
- Practices of 6 months in the Rest. "Vivarois" in Paris (93)
Practice short to extend knowledge from the year 1994:
- Practices for 1 month at the Rest. Louis XV in Monte Carlo (94).
- June 96. Antica Hosteria Cassineta di Ponte di Lugano.
- May 97. El Bulli. Rosas.
- May 98. Pierre Gagnaire. Paris.
She currently manages the restaurant with her father. It also continues to expand their professional knowledge to practice in short periods at other restaurants.
PRIZE:
- Chef de l'avenir 2000
- International Academy of Gastronomy (May 2001).
- Brethren of Honor of the Brotherhood of the Beans from Tolosa (2002).
- Cofrade Honor of Basque Brotherhood of Gastronomy (2003).
- Brethren of Honor of the Brotherhood of Queimada in the Basque
Country (2005).
- Cutting the Cheese at Cheese XII Youth Presentation Idiazabal in
Ordizia (2006).
