NK
Najat Kaanache
Chef · Puente
Curated profile · unclaimed
Professional Record
2023 – Present
Chef behind / founder of new restaurant
2018 – Present
Owner
2016 – Present
Chef-Owner
2010 – Present
Chef
2015 – 2015
Opening chef partner
2013 – 2014
Opening chef partner
2010 – 2011
Apprentice / stagiaire in kitchen during final two seasons
2008 – 2010
Apprentice / stagiaire in kitchen
2008 – 2010
Apprentice / stagiaire in kitchen
2008 – 2010
Apprentice / stagiaire in kitchen
2008 – 2010
Apprentice / stagiaire in kitchen
2005 – 2007
Kitchen Cook
Worked Alongside
PS
Prateek Sadhu
chef at Noma
CL
Corey Lee
Chef at Per Se
DK
Devin Knell
Opening Team Cook at Per Se
GA
Grant Achatz
Books, Documentaries at Alinea
JK
James Knappett
chef at Per Se
MA
Matt Accarrino
Opening Management Team Member at Per Se
MO
Matt Orlando
Stagiaire at Noma
RB
Richard Blais
extern / internship at The French Laundry
SC
Sandia Chang
Front-of-house waiter at Noma
AR
Aaron Rasmussen
Head Forager at Noma
AD
Adam D'Sylva
Chef at Per Se
AS
Ali Sonko
Partner at Noma
AA
Andrew Adelson
Head Sommelier at The French Laundry
AJ
Ara Jo
Chef de Cuisine at The French Laundry
BA
Bjoern Alexander Panek
Chef at The French Laundry
BB
Bo Bech
Stagiaire at Noma
BK
Brad Kilgore
Cook at Alinea
CA
Carlos Abreu
Pastry Chef at Alinea
CT
César Troisgros
Cook / stagiaire in Thomas Keller’s kitchen at The French Laundry
CP
Chad Palagi
Chef de Cuisine at Per Se
CO
Charles Olalia
Cook at The French Laundry
CG
Chele Gonzalez
Cook at El Bulli
CP
Christian Puglisi
Stagiaire at Noma
CR
Christina Rasmussen
Co-founder at Noma
CK
Christopher Kostow
Stagiaire at The French Laundry
CM
Claus Meyer
Co-founder at Noma
CS
Craig Schoettler
Stagiaire at Alinea
CD
Curtis Duffy
Stagiaire at Alinea
DC
Daniel Calvert
Chef at Per Se
DS
Daniele Sperindio
Cook at Alinea
DP
Dave Pynt
Cook in René Redzepi’s kitchen at Noma
DM
David McMillan
Stagiaire at The French Laundry
DR
David Ridgway
Head Sommelier at El Bulli
DA
Dominique Ansel
Pastry Chef at The French Laundry
DM
Douglas McMaster
Cook/chef at Noma
EM
Enda McEvoy
Stage in Kitchen at Noma
FT
Fatih Tutak
Chef at Noma
FA
Ferran Adrià
Chef-Owner at El Bulli
FR
Francisco Ruano
Cook at Noma
FG
Francois Geurds
Chef-Owner at FG Restaurant
FM
Frédéric Morin
Stagiaire at The French Laundry
GA
Gaggan Anand
Stagiaire at El Bulli
GB
Garrett Brower
SP Young Chef 2024-25 finalist (USA) at The French Laundry
IM
Isaac McHale
Stagiaire at Noma
IB
Ivan Berezutskiy
intern at El Bulli
JH
Jamie Houghton
Pastry Chef at The French Laundry
JL
Jean-Luc Lefebvre
Maître d'Hôtel at The French Laundry
JH
Jeffry Haber
Dining Room Director at The French Laundry
JB
Jeremiah Bacon
Member of the Opening Crew / Staff at Per Se
JC
Jérôme Chaucesse
Pastry Chef at Noma
JR
Joan Roca i Fontané
Stagiaire / trainee cook at El Bulli
JS
John Shields
Chef at Alinea
JR
Jonah Reider
Stagiaire at Alinea
JV
Jorge Vallejo
Stagiaire at Noma
KD
Keller Dawson
Stagiaire at Per Se
KS
Kurt Schmidt
Cook/stagiaire at Noma
KC
Kyle Connaughton
Stagiaire at The French Laundry
LW
Lars Williams
Stagiaire at Noma
LK
Laura Keller
Pastry Chef at The French Laundry
LC
Lorenzo Cogo
Cook in René Redzepi’s kitchen at Noma
MR
Mads Refslund
Stagiaire at Noma
MÁ
Marc Álvarez
Co-founder at El Bulli
MG
María Gómez
Cook at El Bulli
MC
Mateu Casañas
Head Pastry Chef at El Bulli
ML
Matt Lightner
Stagiaire at Noma
MM
Mauro Muroni
Chef at Noma
ML
Mei Lin
Stagiaire at The French Laundry
MA
Meir Adoni
Chef-Owner at Nur Restaurant
MB
Mette Brink Soberg
Head of Test Kitchen at Noma
MS
Mette Søberg
Pastry Chef/Head of R&D at Noma
MF
Michael Fasullo
Pastry Chef at Per Se
MH
Michael Han
Stagiaire / Cook at Noma
NP
Nicole Plue
Stagiaire at The French Laundry
NG
Noam Gedalof
Cook at The French Laundry
PM
Paco Morales
Cook in Ferran Adrià’s kitchen at El Bulli
PO
Palmiro Ocampo
Cook at Noma
PP
Pasi Petänen
Chef at Alinea
PI
Paul Iskov
Stage / cook in acclaimed kitchen at Noma
PL
Paul Liebrandt
Stagiaire at The French Laundry
PC
Peter Cuong Mai
Kitchen trainee / stagiaire at Alinea
PW
Phil Wood
chef at The French Laundry
PF
Phillip Frankland Lee
Cook at Alinea
RN
René Noma
Chef-Owner at Noma
RR
René Redzepi
Chef-Owner at Noma
RS
Richard Swale
Chef at Noma
RS
Roberto Solís
Stagiaire/trainee in the kitchen at Noma
RS
Rosio Sánchez
Stagiaire at Noma
SG
Srijith Gopinathan
Stagiaire at The French Laundry
SA
Sung Anh
cook at The French Laundry
TK
Thomas Keller
Chef-restaurateur at The French Laundry
TB
Tiago Bonito
Chef at Alinea
TH
Timothy Hollingsworth
Chef de Cuisine at The French Laundry
WG
Will Goldfarb
Pastry at El Bulli
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