Alberto Fortes
Spanish chef
Juan Alberto Fortes Gutiérrez, known as Alberto Fortes, is a Spanish author and chef residing in Frankfurt, Germany.
Fortes combines his professional activity with the promotion of Spanish culture and gastronomy. He participates in food festivals, seminars, workshops, lectures and conferences and international promotional events. Promoting healthy eating habits, his work is based on nutrition research and culinary creativity, combining the Mediterranean diet with the Japanese diet. He also works on creating new products or healthy foods, often with the use of extra virgin olive oil.
Fortes contributed articles and photographs to newspapers and wrote books about art and gastronomy. He collaborates with internationally renowned architects and takes an active role in the design of furniture, dinnerware and clothes.
Biography
Fortes is a recognized chef who worked with several of the best Spanish and international chefs. In 2002 he gave up his work as an art expert and other business activities to focus on cooking; opening his first restaurant, La Folia, in Madrid .
La Folia gained recognition and international prestige.
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