Digital Arts The Chef Magazine May. 2014 | Page 11

Best Chef in Mexico!
Enrique Olvera
Chef Olvera, who started his culinary adventure at the age of 19,
when he traveled to New York to
study at the Culinary Institute of
America. He did not return to his
home country to cook Italian or
French food, but to embrace the
immense culinary heritage of
Mexico.

His restaurant Pujol, situated as
the 17th best restaurant in the
world, was opened on May 6,
2000. At first, he traveled to
Mexico, invited by a friend of
the family to open a restaurant
but when the plan crumbled,
Olvera decided that he would
still open a restaurant and began
to search for properties. When a
group of investors tried Olvera’s
food, they decided that the
rising chef would be perfect for
the start of their new restaurant.
When Pujol was opened, it
struggled to remain open, but
today, 13 years later, it has
become one of the best restaurants in the world.