Jorge Trifón Esteban
Self-taught chef behind El Fogón de Trifón, a small, family-run Spanish restaurant on Madrid's Calle de Ayala since 2002.
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Jorge Trifón Esteban is the self-taught chef and owner of El Fogón de Trifón, a small Spanish restaurant he opened in Madrid's Goya neighbourhood in 2002. He grew up in the trade at his father's Mesón del Águila in Vicálvaro, entering the kitchen at age five, and now runs El Fogón de Trifón with his wife Marisa and their children.
From @Jorge Trifón Esteban on Instagram
Bar/Taberna: El Fogón de Trifón @elfogondetrifon Con más de dos décadas de trayectoria, El Fogón de Trifón representa como pocos el espíritu de las grandes tabernas madrileñas. Desde su apertura, este establecimiento ha defendido una forma de entender la hostelería basada en la cercanía, el respeto
#Madrid todavía conserva algunas casas que no necesitan presentarse ni reinventarse. Lugares donde la cocina se apoya en la memoria, en el gesto repetido durante décadas y en una manera de hacer que no entiende de modas. Taberna @elfogondetrifon es uno de ellos. Una taberna con historia, con parro
Vamos a por la temporada 26/27. Esperamos veros a todos !!!
Biography
Early years
Jorge Trifón Esteban grew up in hospitality: his father, also named Trifón, opened Mesón del Águila in Vicálvaro in 1965, and Jorge was helping behind the bar there from age five, taking on real responsibility by twelve.
Career
Trifón is self-taught, with no formal culinary-school training. In 1984 he took over his father's business and began building his own path in cooking. Through the years that followed he brought in well-known guest chefs to cook weekends at his restaurant, learning technique and knowledge from them. In 2002 he opened El Fogón de Trifón under his own name in Madrid's Salamanca district, centered on classic Spanish home cooking. The restaurant marked 20 years in 2022. His wife Marisa and their children work the restaurant alongside him, keeping it a family-run kitchen.
Philosophy
Trifón's cooking centers on slow-cooked, home-style Spanish classics, callos, rabo de toro, perdiz, albóndigas, manitas de cordero con tomate, caracoles, mollejas and oreja de cochinillo, alongside daily fresh seafood like gamba blanca, berberechos and bogavante al ajillo.
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Frequently asked
Who is the chef at El Fogón de Trifón?
Jorge Trifón Esteban is the self-taught chef and owner. He grew up in hospitality, entering his father's kitchen at Mesón del Águila in Vicálvaro at age five, and opened this restaurant in 2002.
What is El Fogón de Trifón known for?
Slow-cooked, home-style Spanish dishes: callos, rabo de toro, perdiz and manitas de cordero con tomate, made with gelatinous sauces and daily market seafood like gamba blanca and bogavante.
Where is El Fogón de Trifón located?
In Madrid's Goya area, at Calle de Ayala 144, in the Salamanca district.
Did Jorge Trifón train at a culinary school?
No, he's self-taught. He grew up working in his father's restaurant, Mesón del Águila in Vicálvaro, and later brought in guest chefs to cook weekends at his own restaurant to learn from them.
How long has El Fogón de Trifón been open?
Jorge Trifón opened it under his own name in 2002, in Madrid's Salamanca district; it marked 20 years in 2022.
Does chef Jorge Trifón run El Fogón de Trifón with family?
Yes, his wife Marisa and their children work the restaurant alongside him.