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‘The best of Alicante's cuisine: talent, quality and dedication’, is how Barcala defines María José San Román.

The mayor congratulates the restorer on her Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts and highlights her ‘extraordinary contribution’.

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Chef María José San Román, 2022 Fine Arts Medal winner

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Profile of María José San Román on scoolinary

María José San Román strives for excellence in every dish she touches, her love for Spanish products has led her to be crowned among the best cooks in Spain. Owner and Chef at Monastrell. 1 Michelin Star.

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María José San Román: ‘saffron in confectionery is a great flavour enhancer’.

Interview by Manu Balanzino for The Gourmet Journal.

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María José San Román, made in Spain ambassador for El Corte Inglés

Standard bearer of the best olive oil, the talent of the queen of paellas now exalts chocolate. Monastrell, its emblem, boasts a Michelin star.

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Chef María José San Román: ‘Women make up 55% of the catering industry, but we want to be at all levels, not just at the bottom’.

María José San Román is, in addition to being one of Spain's great chefs, one of those who is doing the most to increase the presence of women in haute cuisine through the association she presides.

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María José San Román and Carme Ruscalleda | Dúos | El País Semanal | El País Semanal

THE ROYAL ACADEMY DICTIONARY says that ‘chef’ is a masculine and feminine noun. Like the world, which is masculine and feminine. ‘I don't want to make female chapels’, says Carme Ruscalleda. ‘I get angry at male groups that don't want women, and the other way round I also get annoyed’. ‘Let's talk about this. I'm interested’, asks María José San Román, after bowing and hugging the Catalan chef who was honoured for her professional career at the San Sebastián Gastronomika congress, where the meeting took place.

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María José San Román named one of the 25 Women of Reference in Gastronomy

On the occasion of 8 March, Forbes magazine looks back at the careers of some of the most prominent female professionals in the sector.

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María José San Román, the chef who is truly committed to sustainability.

The interview in P20 with the chef and president of Women in Gastronomy of Spain, M.J. San Román, was a lesson in what it really means to make a commitment to a better world.

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