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Ángel León, re-baptized as the ‘chef of the sea‘ for his innovative proposal to create an ecosystem for future generations through gastronomy, becomes one of the great international figures that will star in the new season of Chef’s Table.
The haute cuisine chef will be the new representative of the national gastronomic scene, following in the wake of Jordi Roca and Albert Adriá, who also participated in the series. Netflix will now get into Ángel León’s kitchen of this documentary series that, since its launch in 2015 by Brian McGinn and David Gelb, offers a unique look at the starring chefs, revealing details of their lives, talents and passions that influence their cooking style.
I always watched the episodes of Chef’s Table at home and never thought I would be lucky enough to one day be able to tell our story and that of Aponiente,’ said chef Ángel León excitedly.
The seventh season of the platform’s flagship culinary program will also feature the stories of Kwame Onwuachi (Tatiana restaurant, in New York), Norma Listman and Saqib Keval (Masala y Maíz, in Mexico City) and Chutatip Nok Suntaranon (from Kalaya restaurant, in Philadelphia).
Ángel León’s episode
The episode dedicated to León features the participation of the famous chef José Andrés, as well as Benjamín Lana, General Director of Vocento Gastronomía, Madrid Fusión and San Sebastián Gastronomika.
One of the peculiarities of this episode is that it has been directed by Brian McGinn, producer and creator of the series. The North American knew the history of León closely and did not want another director from his team to be in charge of this chapter.
The chapter filmed in Cádiz focuses especially on the discovery of “marine rice” by Ángel León, and on the frustration of the chef himself at not having obtained funding or collaboration from any NGO to be able to cultivate it massively and thus contribute to fight hunger in disadvantaged areas and countries.
The content includes scenes filmed at the Aponiente restaurant, in the marshes of the Natural Park of the Bay of Cadiz, at the Tabanco El Pasaje, at the Antonio restaurant in Zahara de los Atunes, at the Taberna Casa Manteca, at Charo’s churros stand (an endearing local character from El Puerto de Santa Maria), at the municipal market in Jerez de la Frontera and at the facilities of the tuna company Petaca Chico.
Throughout all the sequences focused on the history of León, you will also be able to appreciate its emblematic dishes such as rice with plankton, pickled plankton and fig leaves, marine shank, Inés Rosales del Mar cake or marine charcuterie, as well as the technique of cooking with salt.
Take note: the new season of the eight-time Emmy-nominated series will premiere on November 27.