Legendary Santi Santamaría died on Wednesday, February 16, in Singapore. He was 53. He was the first Catalan to run a three-star restaurant. He was known for his Mediterranean-style dishes that made extensive use of natural and seasonal ingredients. In recent years he also became famous for his loud criticism of molecular gastronomy, and particularly Ferran Adrià, the owner of El Bulli, which has been named The Best Restaurant in The World multiple times.
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