Hilario Arbelaitz
CV and info
Date of birth
27.05.1951
in
Oiartzun, San Sebastian, Baskenland, ES
Training
Autodidact
CV
Internship: Restaurant Ithurria, Ainhoa
since 1973: in his family business (initially with his mother, later on on his own))
1996: Opens Restaurant Bodegón, Madrid
since 1973: in his family business (initially with his mother, later on on his own))
1996: Opens Restaurant Bodegón, Madrid
Philosophy
My life is the kitchen and my family
Member of
Eurotoques
Awards
1991: placed first in the national gastronomic listings (premio nacional de gastronomia, España)
1993: Premio al mejor cocinero de euskadi
1993: Premio al mejor cocinero de euskadi
Special aspects
Being Basque I like to cook traditional Basque dishes, modernising them but still keeping their roots alive.
