Milad Alexandre Mack Atala (born June 3, 1968) is a Brazilian

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of Palestinian and Irish ancestry, who runs the restaurant D.O.M. (Latin abbreviation of ''Deo optimo maximo'') in São Paulo. In May 2012, D.O.M. was rated the 4th best restaurant in the world by the ''S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants'', published by

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. His establishment also holds the title of "Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In South America." He's known for transforming traditional Brazilian dishes, adapting French and Italian culinary techniques to native Brazilian ingredients. Atala also hosted a television show on Brazilian TV channel

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. In 2013, he founded Atá, an institute about relation with food, with

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and Carlos Alberto Ricardo, among others. In 2019, Atala and his institute were accused of misappropriating the name "Cerrado vanilla" by registering it as a commercial name at the Brazilian Institute for Industrial Property (INPI), without prior consultation to rural communities who traditionally use the ingredient in their food cultures.

Books

* ''Por uma Gastronomia Brasileira'' - Alex Atala - Editora Bei, 2003 - * ''Com Unhas, Dentes & Cuca'' - Alex Atala - Editora Senac, 2008 * ''Escoffianas Brasileiras'' - Alex Atala - Editora Larousse Brasil, 2008 -

Film

Alex Atala has appeared in Chef's Table Season 2, Episode 2.

References

Alex Atala – Yes we have Priprioca, and much more!
- S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, by Luciana Bianchi

External links

DOM RestauranteDalva e Dito RestauranteAtá Institute (English version)
1968 births Living people People from São Bernardo do Campo Brazilian people of Irish descent Brazilian people of Palestinian descent Brazilian DJs Brazilian restaurateurs Brazilian chefs Brazilian columnists {{Brazil-bio-stub