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The Catalan chef Santi Santamaria, with 7 Michelin stars, dies at 53

CNA / Gaspar Pericay Coll

Santamaria was at his Singapore restaurant when he died. The actual causes of the death are still unknown, but the family talks about a heart attack. Santamaria was a defender of the Catalan traditional cuisine. He had two restaurants close to Barcelona and one in Madrid, Toledo, Dubai, and Singapore. He was the first Catalan chef to get three Michelin Stars for his main restaurant, ‘El Racó de Can Fabes’.

February 16, 2011 11:46 PM

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