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Revision as of 16:04, 31 December 2012
Marc Vidal | |
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| Born | July 9, 1977[1][2] |
| Education | Escola de Restauracio i Hostelatge de Barcelona, (1996-1999) |
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| Cooking style | Spanish |
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| Website | boquerianyc |
Marc Vidal is an accomplished chef from Barcelona, Spain and the executive chef of Boqueria in New York City and Washington, D.C.[3][4][1]
Career
Vidal was born and raised in Barcelona, and worked in his family-owned restaurant. He pursued a culinary education at Escola de Restauracio i Hostelatge de Barcelona in 1996, receiving two degrees, and then trained under several notable European chefs including and Alain Passard, Alain Ducasse and Ferran Adria.[4]
Vidal opened Por Fin restaurant in Coral Gables, Florida in December 2006. In 2009, he became executive chef at Solea at the W Hotel in South Beach.[3]
Boqueria
In September 2010, Vidal became the executive chef for restauranteur Yann de Rochefort's tapas restaurant, Boqueria in New York. Vidal replaced chef Seamus Mullen at Boqueria's locations in Flatiron and SoHo.[3][5] Vidal opened a third Boqueria location on Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. on March 2012. Boqueria is named after Mercat de la Boqueria, a popular food market in Vidal's home city of Barcelona.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ a b "Personality Details - Marc Vidal". New York City Wine and Food Festival. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
In June 2004, at the age of 26, Marc was named Executive Chef at the new 80 seat fine dining Visual restaurant in the Hotel Torre Catalunya
- ^ Vidal, Marc. "Marc Vidal's Facebook Profile". Facebook. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Por Fin chef to Solea; Ken Lyon at Bath Club". Miami, FL. Miami Herald. November 11, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ a b Sanson, Michael (May 1, 2010). "Marc Vidal". Restaurant Hospitality. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Vidal, Marc. "Marc Vidal". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ Sietsema, Tom (March 14, 2012). "Boqueria to open March 15". Washington, D.C. Washington Post.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Sietsema, Tom (July 20, 2011). "Boqueria to open in D.C.". Washington, D.C. Washington Post.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Kludt, Amanda (October 5, 2010). "Marc Vidal to Take Over for Seamus Mullen at Boqueria". eater.com. Retrieved December 31, 2012.