Karlos Arguiñano (Spain)
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Born September 6, 1948 in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain) is a chef, popular TV presenter and producer, and Basque pelota businessman.His devotion to cuisine started when he was a child and helped at home because he was the eldest of four brothers and had a disabled mother.
Before beginning his training in the field
of cooking, he worked for CAF, a rail car manufacturer at Beasain. When he was
17 years old, he decided to take part in a course at the Escuela de Hostelería
del Hotel Euromar where, over three years, he was taught the main principles of
cooking by Luis Irizar. There he met some people who have gone on to achieve
great success in the world of cuisine, such as Pedro Subijana and Ramón Roteta.
Karlos Arguiñano's restaurant
Arguiñano has had a hotel-restaurant on the
beach at Zarautz since 1978.
He was one of the first TV chefs in Spain
with his cooking show, La cocina de Karlos Arguiñano [1], first on Euskal
Telebista, later on Televisión Española, Argentine ATC, back in Spain with
Telecinco and, since September 2010 on Antena 3. Arguiñano combines recipe
preparation with tips, jokes and amateur singing. His catchphrase is Rico, rico
y con fundamento ("Tasty, tasty and with nutritional value") and his
trademark is the use of parsley. His sister Eva Arguiñano has also appeared on
TV, usually in the dessert section of the show.
He has taken over
control of the show through his production company Asegarce. Asegarce also controls a big part of the professional Basque pelota
business[2] and is one of the owning companies of the TV channel La Sexta.
