Julian Serrano is a Spanish chef who lives and works in the United States.
[Biography of Julian Serrano](_blank)
/ref> He first gained attention in San Francisco and is now most active in Las Vegas.
Biography
A native of Madrid
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, Serrano is a graduate of the Escuela Gastronomie P.P.O. hotel management school in Marbella, Spain.
He has spent time at Lucas-Carlton in Paris, Hotel de France in Auch, France, Chez Max in Zurich and L’Aubergine in Munich.
He worked in several restaurants, Caribbean cruise liners, Nashville and San Francisco.Aria
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named after him serving tapas
Tapas () are appetisers or snacks in Spanish cuisine. They can be combined to make a full meal and are served cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as , which are battered, fried baby squid; or , spicy potatoes). In some bars ...
and other Spanish food, as well as molecular gastronomy
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.
In April 2015, he opened LAGO at the Bellagio.
In May 2024, Serrano announced his upcoming retirement and that Picasso will be closing in August 2024.
Restaurants
*Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
*Julian Serrano Tapas
Julian Serrano Tapas is a tapas restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. Owned by Julian Serrano, it's located inside the Aria Resort and Casino and is Serrano's second restaurant in Las Vegas after Picasso.
On 2 January 2025, Aria ...
, Las Vegas, Nevada
LAGO
Las Vegas, Nevada
LAGO
Shanghai, China
Awards
* Two-time winner of the James Beard Foundation Award
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(Best Chef Pacific 1998 & Best Chef Southwest 2002).
* Julian Serrano Tapas was noted as one of ''Esquire Magazine
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Founded in 1933, it flourished during the Great Depression and World War II under the guidance of ...
's'' "20 Best New Restaurants in 2010".Michelin
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two-star restaurant (2008-2009), has won the AAA Five Diamond Award every year since 2002 and its wine list has received the coveted Grand Award from ''Wine Spectator Magazine''.
References
External links
Official Website of Chef Julian Serrano
Julian Serrano - Interview and picture
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People from Madrid
American chefs
American male chefs
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
James Beard Foundation Award winners