Kiko Moya

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Chef Name: Kiko Moya Redrado

Age: 40

Title: Restaurante L’Escaleta.

Awards:

Two Michelin Stars.
Chef Restaurante L ́Escaleta.
Chef Ejecutivo de Rice Restaurant.
Miembro del Consejo Asesor, Fundación Valeriano Gómez, Azafran de Calidad España.
Profesor Asociado Universidad Católica de Murcia, Grado de Gastronomia.
Premio a la Innovación Turística 2014 por el I. Universitario de Investigaciónes Turísticas de Alicante.
Nominado al Premio Nacional de Gastronomia 2013 por la RAG.
Dos Estrellas Michelin desde 2017.
Tres Soles en la Guia Repsol 2014.
8.5 Guia Lo Mejor de la Gastronomía.
Nº 7/10 Restaurante de Nueva Cocina.
Guía Solan de Cabra 2014.
Mejor Plato del Año 2014 por el Almanaque de la C. Valenciana. Restaurante del año 2012 de la C.Valenciana por la Revista Turia.
Mejor Restaurante de la CV. por la R.A. de Gastronomía 2009.
Premió Lo Mejor de la Gastronomía en pro del Queso 2009.

How old were you when you started cooking professionally?
So young, 22 years old.

What’s your earliest and fondest first memory of food?
Since I was little I never had problems eating – I liked everything. I remember especially the crèmes brûlées at Rte L’Escaleta when they were still hot.

Which chefs inspire you most and why?
The Roca brothers are big people, both inside and outside the kitchen.

What are your two favourite cookbooks and why?
Massimo Bottura ́s books are different and personal books. I hope to have one myself next year.

Which two ingredients could you not live without?
Salt and eggs are very important in my recipes.

What is your favourite comfort food to cook at home?
I love rice.

If you could eat at any Michelin star restaurant in the world today, where would it be and why?
My friend Ricard Camarena’s new restaurant in Valencia.

And who would you take as your guest?
My wife.

What do you look for in a good chef?
Passion and humility.

What advice would you give to chefs starting their career paths now?
That they see everything with the eyes of a child, as if it were the first time, with great humility, learning every day. I continue learning every day. They should cook with passion as if it were for their loved ones, because cooking is an act of love.

Chef Kiko Moya Redrado is Head Chef at Restaurant L’Escaleta.

Website: www.lescaleta.com
Telephone: +34 965 592 100
Address: Pujada Estacio Nord 2014, Cocentaina, Alicante, Spain.
Instagram: @kikomoya & @lescaleta
Twitter: @lescaleta and @kikomoyachef

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