José Pizarro

José Pizarro is a Spanish-born chef who moved to London in 1998[1] where he popularized Spanish cuisine in late 1990s.[2] He started his UK food business by importing Spanish products, under the Brindisa[3] brand name.[4] In 2011 he opened his first eatery on London’s Bermondsey Street – José – offering simple and traditional tapas.[5] His other restaurants include: José Pizarro (at Broadgate Circle), The Swan Inn (at Esher)[6] and the pop-up restaurant Little José (in Canary Wharf).[7] In 2012 he opened up his first Maltby Street market stall.[8]

Pizarro has been referred to as the Godfather of Spanish cooking in the UK.[9] Before going solo, Pizarro was head chef at Eyre Brothers.[10] In April 2020, a few weeks after the UK pandemic-induced lockdown, he created Finish at Home Tapas Kits.[11]

Media

Pizarro is a regular on the BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen.[12] Other shows he has appeared on include:  

  • The Big Eat (Food Network)[13]
  • Christmas (Rick Stein)[14]
  • This Morning (ITV)[15]
  • Saturday Morning (James Martin)[16]
  • Sunday Brunch (Channel 4)[17]
  • Weekend Kitchen (Waitrose).[18]

Awards

Pizarro has received widespread recognition including:

  • World Food Awards Restaurant of the Year[19]
  • Best Mediterranean Establishment at The Food Awards London[20]
  • The Rosette Awards for Culinary Excellence[21]
  • Best Newcomer of the Year and Best Restaurant of the Year (Food and Travel Magazine) 2012[22]
  • Personality of the Year by Harper’s Magazine (2012)[23]
  • One of the ‘100 españoles’ (2014)[24]
  • Extremeño de Hoy (2014)[25]
  • On-Trade Personality of the Year (2015) by Rioja[26]
  • Codorníu Raventos’s UK ambassador (2015)[27]
  • Patatera de Honor (2017)[28]
  • Basque book received Observer Food Monthly's 'Books of 2016' title[29] and Book of the Year Award (2017) from Food and Travel magazine[30]
  • Ambassador of the Year by Seafood from Norway (2019).[31]

Books

Pizarro has written the following books:

  • Seasonal Spanish Food (2009)[32]
  • Spanish Flavours (2012)[33]
  • Basque (2016)[34]
  • Catalonia (2017)[35]
  • Andalusia (2019)[36]

References
  1. "About Time You Met: José Pizarro". About Time Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  2. greatbritishchefs. "José Pizarro - Great British Chefs". www.greatbritishchefs.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  3. Evans, Nicky (2011-01-25). "Ex-Tapas Brindisa chef José Pizarro to launch solo sherry bar". SquareMeal. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  4. "Gastronomy - Interview: Chef Jose Pizarro (Part II)". Andalucia.com. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  5. "Table Talk: José Pizarro". Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  6. "The Swan gets a new lease of life via José Pizarro - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News". harpers.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  7. "José Pizarro - Chef Profile and Recipes". Chef's Pencil. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  8. "For The Love Of Food". Lodestars Anthology. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  9. "Interview with José Pizarro – 'The Godfather of Spanish Cooking'". 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  10. "Live chat with José Pizarro". the Guardian. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  11. "Jose Pizarro At Home | Eat and Drink". London On The Inside. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  12. "JOSÉ PIZARRO JOINS P&O CRUISES' LOCAL FOOD HEROES | José Pizarro". josepizarro.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  13. "José Pizarro: "I Love Adrenaline!" - Scalable Capital". uk.scalable.capital. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  14. "Rick Stein's Spanish Christmas Part 3 | Spanish Food World". www.thetapaslunchcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  15. "José Pizarro's special paella". ITV. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  16. "James Martin's Saturday Morning - S1". Radio Times. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  17. "Jose Pizarro recipes & cookbooks". Cooked. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  18. "José Pizarro Smoked salmon & dill croquetas". www.waitrose.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  19. "JOSE PIZARRO". www.pubintheparkuk.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  20. "José Pizarro – The Right Course". therightcourse.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  21. "Jose Pizzaro". www.pubintheparkuk.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  22. "Jose Pizarro Wins Best Newcomer Restaurant – Nourish PR". Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  23. "Jose Pizarro - Pizarro". The Chefs' Forum. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  24. "José Pizarro". National Geographic Traveller Food Festival 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  25. "El extremeño José Pizarro celebra 20 años como embajador de la cocina española en Londres". Hoy (in Spanish). 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  26. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). es.riojawine.com.
  27. "Spanish chef Pizarro signs as ambassador for wine producer Codorníu in the UK - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News". harpers.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  28. Extremadura, El Periódico. "El chef José Pizarro será distinguido con la Patatera de Honor de 'La Pedida'". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  29. "José Pizarro | Hardie Grant Publishing". HardieGrant. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  30. "Spain and Spaniards Win Big at the Food & Travel Magazine Awards". www.foodswinesfromspain.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  31. "Multi award-winning chef José Pizarro is appointed Ambassador for Seafood from Norway". www.thestaffcanteen.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  32. Pizarro, Jose (2009). Seasonal Spanish Food. Kyle Cathie. ISBN 978-1-85626-849-3.
  33. "José Pizarro Cookbooks, Recipes and Biography | Eat Your Books". www.eatyourbooks.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  34. "José Pizarro's Basque country recipes". the Guardian. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  35. "Recipes from the heart of Catalonia". The Independent. 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  36. info@johnhenry.net, JohnHenry net. "José Pizarro | Thyme". www.thyme.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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