Arán Rodrigo
Chef and co-founder of Pipilacha, a Madrid restaurant built entirely around edible flowers, opened in October 2025.
- Restaurants
- 1
- Born
- 2001
Arán Rodrigo trained at the Escuela de Hostelería de Alcalá de Henares, where he met his future Pipilacha co-founder, Noé David. He worked in kitchens including El Invernadero, KRUDO, Cobo (chef Miguel Cobo's restaurant in Burgos) and under Ramón Freixa, before opening Pipilacha with Noé David in Madrid's Fuente del Berro neighbourhood in October 2025, a restaurant built entirely around edible flowers as a main ingredient rather than a garnish.
Biography
Early years
Arán Rodrigo trained at the Escuela de Hostelería de Alcalá de Henares, where he met his future Pipilacha co-founder, Noé David.
Career
He worked in kitchens including El Invernadero, KRUDO and Cobo, chef Miguel Cobo's restaurant in Burgos, and under Ramón Freixa, before opening Pipilacha with Noé David in Madrid's Fuente del Berro neighbourhood in October 2025.
Philosophy
At Pipilacha, edible flowers are treated as a main ingredient rather than decoration, worked into a tasting menu built from foraged plants. Rodrigo and David built the restaurant around the observation that flowers were usually used only for decoration, rarely placed as a dish's focal point.
Restaurants
Frequently asked
Who is the chef at Pipilacha?
Arán Rodrigo is one of the chefs at Pipilacha in Madrid, alongside co-founder Noé David.
What cuisine does Pipilacha serve?
Creative cuisine built entirely around edible flowers, treated as a main ingredient rather than decoration.
Where is Pipilacha located?
In Madrid's Fuente del Berro neighbourhood, where Arán Rodrigo and Noé David opened it in October 2025.
Where did Arán Rodrigo train?
At the Escuela de Hostelería de Alcalá de Henares, where he met his future Pipilacha co-founder, Noé David.
Where did Arán Rodrigo work before Pipilacha?
He worked at El Invernadero, KRUDO, Cobo (chef Miguel Cobo's restaurant in Burgos) and under Ramón Freixa before opening his own restaurant.
When did Pipilacha open?
It opened in October 2025 in Madrid's Fuente del Berro neighbourhood, co-founded by Arán Rodrigo and Noé David.