Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia
Colombian chef and businessman (born 1983)
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Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia is a Colombian chef and businessman.[citation needed]
Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia | |
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| Occupation | businessman |
| Known for | founder of El Cielo restaurant chain |
Early life and education
Juan Manuel was born in Medellin, Colombia. He studied at Colegiatura Colombiana in Medellin and Mariano Moreno in Buenos Aires.[citation needed] He is also recognized as "Juanma.”
He founded the El Cielo restaurant chain in 2006.[1] In 2015, Juan opened the original Elcielo Miami which received Michelin star in Florida's first-ever Michelin Guide in 2022.[2]
Awards and recognition
He has been named one of the 50 best chefs of Latin America,[3] and was awarded the Revelation Chef Award by Madrid Fusion.[4][5]
He is the recipient of Michelin Award.[citation needed]
Advocate of Peace
One of his projects is translated as "In El Cielo, we are cooking up peace in Colombia" ("En El Cielo, estamos cocinando la paz de Colombia").[6]