Juan Mari Arzak

Juan Mari Arzak Arratibel (born 31 July 1942) is a Spanish chef, the owner and chef of Arzak restaurant. He is considered to be one of the great masters of New Basque cuisine. He describes his cooking as "signature cuisine, Basque cuisine that's evolutionary, investigatory, and avant-garde."

Personal life Arzak was the only child born to Juan Ramon Arzak and Francisca Arratibel in San Sebastián, Spain. He trained his daughter Elena Arzak (born 1969), who has won the "Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female Chef" at the "World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards", to take over the restaurant.