Ángel León (chef)

This article is about the Spanish chef. For the Olympic pistol shooter, see Ángel León Gozalo.

Ángel León
Ángel León in 2014
Born1977 (age 48–49)
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Culinary career
Rating
Current restaurant(s)
  • Aponiente
    Alevante

Ángel León (born 1977), known across Spain as "el Chef del Mar", is a Spanish chef noted for his experimental seafood dishes.

His restaurant Aponiente, located in El Puerto de Santa María, has been awarded three Michelin stars for the quality of its food, the first such recognition in Andalucia. In its award notice, the Michelin guide described León as "a true visionary".

In the 2020s, León is engaged with a project to explore the culinary uses of Eelgrass, Zostera marina.

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