Maria Solivellas
Maria Solivellas is the chef behind Ca Na Toneta in Caimari, Mallorca, holding 1 Repsol Sol for cooking built entirely on seasonal, local produce.
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Maria Solivellas runs the kitchen at Ca Na Toneta in Caimari, alongside her sister Teresa. Born in Palma in 1970, she worked in theatre and music production, first with the La Cubana theatre group in Barcelona and then in Madrid, until she read the September 11, 2001 attacks as a sign to stay in Mallorca rather than take a job in New York, and took over her family's restaurant instead. She has no formal culinary training, saying what she knows came from books of traditional Mallorcan recipes and from watching her mother cook. At Ca Na Toneta, she builds the menu around her own garden and local seasonal produce, and has become known for recovering forgotten native Mallorcan ingredients; the restaurant holds a Michelin Green Star and 1 Repsol Sol. She has since opened Coca Toneta, a Mallorcan-coca project at Palma's Sant Francesc Hotel Singular, and Celler Tonet, in a restored 17th-century wine cellar in Inca.
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Frequently asked
Who is Maria Solivellas?
Maria Solivellas is the chef of Ca Na Toneta in Caimari, Mallorca, which she runs with her sister Teresa. Born in Palma in 1970, she moved from theatre and music production into cooking in 2001.
Is Maria Solivellas a trained chef?
No. She has no formal culinary training. She's said what she learned came from books of traditional Mallorcan recipes and from watching her mother cook.
What restaurant does Maria Solivellas run?
She runs Ca Na Toneta in Caimari, a single seasonal tasting menu restaurant built on produce from her own organic garden. It holds a Michelin Green Star and 1 Repsol Sol.
What other projects has Maria Solivellas opened?
She's also behind Coca Toneta, a Mallorcan-coca project at Palma's Sant Francesc Hotel Singular, and Celler Tonet, set in a restored 17th-century wine cellar in Inca.
Why did Maria Solivellas become a chef?
She'd accepted a job in New York starting after September 11, 2001. When the September 11 attacks happened, she took it as a sign to stay in Mallorca and took over her family's restaurant in Caimari instead.