Chef Juan Manuel Arango
Chef At Home In West End
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Passionate about travelling and cooking. Have been to 36 countries and will do an around the world tour on e-bike in 2025. Love Latin Asia food. Nikki
I went to Culinary school in New York City back in 2004, after that I went to travel to south east Asia (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia) and took cooking clases. Back in Colombia I opened a Latin Asian Bistro called Darpapaya that still operates in Armenia Colombia with new owners. I also created a small restaurant chain called Conosur with 6 restaurants in Bogota and Chia a neighbour town. My favourite cuisine in the world is Peruvian because they got the Japanese (Nikkei) and Chinese (Chifa) cuisines that developed with the arrival of immigrants from these nations. I also love to eat ceviche and cook it every single week. My former chain of restaurants used to serve Temakis ( Hand rolled sushi) , Plantain cones with latin fillings and rice crispy cones with ice cream.
I love raw foods like tartars and oysters and simple believe that Latin and Asian cooking are the best fro my palate.
More about me
For me, cooking is...
My passion, it makes me relax
I learned to cook at...
The Arts Institute of New York City
A role model in the kitchen is...
Gaston Acurio and Virgilio, two famous Peruvian chefs that look for he origin of the local produce and raise their country's flag really high.
A cooking secret...
Aplying the knowledge gained in multiple culinary trips combining flavours and textures
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