Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia | |
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| Nationality | Colombian |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | founder of El Cielo restaurant chain |
Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia is a Colombian chef and businessman.[ citation needed]
Early life and education
Juan Manuel was born in Medellin, Colombia. He studied at Colegiatura Colombiana in Medellin and Mariano Moreno in Buenos Aires.[ citation needed] He is also recognized as "Juanma.”
He founded the El Cielo restaurant chain in 2006. [1] In 2015, Juan opened the original Elcielo Miami which received Michelin star in Florida's first-ever Michelin Guide in 2022. [2]
Awards and recognition
He has been named one of the 50 best chefs of Latin America, [3] and was awarded the Revelation Chef Award by Madrid Fusion. [4] [5]
He is the recipient of Michelin Award.[ citation needed]
Advocate of Peace
One of his projects is translated as "In El Cielo, we are cooking up peace in Colombia" ("En El Cielo, estamos cocinando la paz de Colombia"). [6]
References
- ^ "Elcielo: Creatividad y neurociencias | IESE Publishing". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ^ Latham, Tori (2023-08-11). "Michelin-Starred Elcielo Is Opening a New Edition of Its Hit Colombian Restaurant in Miami". Robb Report. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ "El Cielo | Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- ^ "Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos: Cocina colombiana que activa emociones y sentimientos". 28 August 2013.
- ^ "GALERÍA: Las delicias de 'El cielo', en Miami". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "El Cielo". Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-04.