Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia Explained

Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia
Nationality:Colombian
Occupation:businessman
Known For:founder of El Cielo restaurant chain

Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia is a Colombian chef and businessman.

Early life and education

Juan Manuel was born in Medellin, Colombia. He studied at Colegiatura Colombiana in Medellin and Mariano Moreno in Buenos Aires. 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.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elcielo: Creatividad y neurociencias | IESE Publishing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416141639/http://www.iesep.com/es/elcielo-creatividad-y-neurociencias-100941.html . 2016-04-16 . 2015-08-04.
  2. Web site: Latham . Tori . 2023-08-11 . Michelin-Starred Elcielo Is Opening a New Edition of Its Hit Colombian Restaurant in Miami . 2023-09-03 . Robb Report . en-US.
  3. Web site: El Cielo | Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723141900/http://www.theworlds50best.com/latinamerica/en/the-list/41-50/El-Cielo.html . 2015-07-23 . 2015-08-04.
  4. Web site: 28 August 2013 . Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos: Cocina colombiana que activa emociones y sentimientos .
  5. Web site: GALERÍA: Las delicias de 'El cielo', en Miami . 2023-07-06.
  6. Web site: El Cielo . 2015-08-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150803234357/http://www.elcielorestaurant.com/foundation/ . 2015-08-03 .