Johana Clavel (born 10 November 1985) is a Venezuelan cook, entrepreneur and television personality, that has been featured and several television programs in the

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, ¡Hola! TV and the

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networks. She also founded the Ligero Express restaurant chain with premises in her home country Venezuela and in the United States. In 2019 she published the book ''Cocina latina ligera'' through

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Early life and education

Clavel was born in 1985 in

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, capital of the

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in Venezuela, Since her childhood she became interested in cooking and in her adolescence she was diagnosed with a heart condition that forced her to drastically change her eating habits. This new style of healthy gastronomy led her to become certified as a Chef of International Cuisine at the Zi Teresa Culinary Arts Center in her home country in the mid-2010s.

Career

In 2012 she founded Ligero Express, a restaurant chain dedicated to healthy dishes and desserts that started operations in Venezuela and in 2016 expanded to Miami. She worked as executive chef of the company between 2012 and 2018. Parallel to her work in the company, Clavel has worked as a lecturer, giving talks and courses on healthy cooking and on the concept of the "art of substitution", which consists of changing ingredients that are harmful to health for those that do not generate negative effects on the body. She has conducted workshops in Venezuela,

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, the United States and Mexico, and as of 2020 has been the Latin American ambassador for the American brand

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. In 2019 she published her first book through

publishing house, entitled ''Cocina latina ligera: recetas y consejos para una vida más saludable'', in which she presents nearly 200 healthy cooking options. She also contributed recipes to the publications ''Reta tu vida'' by José Fernández and ''El reto de las seis semanas'' by Klara Senior and has published articles in both the Miami digital magazine ''Éxito con tacones'' and in the newspaper ''El Venezolano''. In July 2020 she was invited by the ''People en Español'' magazine to host a series of virtual events for the Latino community. JOHA_CLAVEL

Clavel has recorded appearances on several culinary-themed television programs. In 2019, she was a guest on

network's

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, where she conducted a class on healthy desserts with the contestants. She was also featured in the cooking segment of the variety show ''Mujer de hoy'' on Telemundo, Univision's morning show ¡''Despierta America!'', TeleMiami's ''La Hora del Brunch'' and the shows ''Tu bebé'' on Vme TV channel, ''Mi casa es tu casa'' on EVTV Miami, and ''La Hora Hola'' on ¡Hola! TV.

Personal life

Clavel has been married to chef Álvaro Finol since 2006. The couple has two sons, Álvaro Rafael and Alan David. She currently lives in Miami and conducts from her kitchen studio the cooking workshops that she transmits through her social networks.

References

External links

Official website
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