Clara María González de Amezúa

Clara María González de Amezúa Noriega (26 December 1929 – 16 August 2024) was a Spanish businesswoman, writer, and gastronome. She was the cofounder and owner of the kitchenware store and cooking school Alambique.

In 2015, the presented her with its for lifetime achievement.

Biography Clara María González de Amezúa was born into a well-to-do family in Madrid on 26 December 1929. Her father, Agustín González de Amezúa, was an intellectual who became president of the Royal Academy of History. Her brother was an organist and director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

From a very young age, she knew she wanted to dedicate herself professionally to gastronomy. She learned to cook by reading authors such as Escoffier and spending two years observing the kitchen at Horcher. She later trained at Le Cordon Bleu Paris and L'École de Cuisine La Varenne. In 1970, on a trip to the United States, she discovered a store in New York where she could buy kitchen utensils which were unavailable in Spain at the time, such as garlic presses. She used her father's inheritance to start Alambique (Tienda y Escuela de Cocina) with three partners: Helena Lind, Giuliana Calvo Sotelo, and the Valencian editor .

Ambassador of Spanish cuisine Throughout her career, González supported the diffusion of Spanish cuisine and products, working with the Ministry of Agriculture, Institute for Foreign Trade, and the International Olive Oil Council.

Awards and recognition 1983 & 2015 – for Lifetime Achievement in 2015 2006 – Food Arts Silver Spoon Award for the difusion of Spanish Gastronomy 2008 – AMAVI Award to Women in Gastronomy 2017 – ACYRE Lifetime Achievement Award 2017 – Círculo de Orellana 1st Lifetime Pin 2018 – Community of Madrid Gastronomy Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 – Mujeres En Gastronomia (MEG) Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award

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