Vicente de la Red
Chef-partner at Bacira, the Bib Gourmand Mediterranean-Asian restaurant in Chamberí he runs with Carlos Langreo and Gabriel Zapata.
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Vicente de la Red is one of three chef-partners (alongside Carlos Langreo and Gabriel Zapata) who run Bacira, a Mediterranean-Asian fusion restaurant in Madrid's Chamberí neighbourhood holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Before co-founding Bacira on July 10, 2014, he worked in Michelin-starred kitchens including El Celler de Can Roca and Aponiente, along with restaurants such as Mesón de Doña Filo, the Abama hotel, Urkiola Mendi, Viridiana, Kabuki, and Nikkei 225, where he met his future co-founders. He describes his approach as combining tradición y vanguardia: tradition and innovation.
Biography
Career
Before co-founding Bacira, de la Red worked at the Michelin-starred El Celler de Can Roca (Girona) and Aponiente (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz), as well as Mesón de Doña Filo (Colmenar de Arroyo, Madrid), the Abama hotel (Guía de Isora, Tenerife), and the Madrid restaurants Urkiola Mendi, Viridiana, Kabuki, and Nikkei 225. At Nikkei 225 he met Carlos Langreo and Gabriel Zapata, and the three opened Bacira together on July 10, 2014, in Madrid's Chamberí neighbourhood, running the kitchen as equal partners rather than under one head chef. He is also listed as an instructor at Alambique, a Madrid cooking school.
Philosophy
De la Red describes his own approach as combining tradición y vanguardia, tradition and innovation, a blend that shows up at Bacira in a Mediterranean menu run through Asian and nikkei technique. He's said the range of Mediterranean gastronomic culture is very wide ("el abanico de la cultura gastronómica mediterránea es muy amplio"), which is what gives the three chefs room to keep mixing it with Asian ingredients.
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Accolades
- ·Michelin Bib Gourmand: Bacira, Madrid
- ·Repsol Recomendado: Bacira, Madrid
Frequently asked
Does Vicente de la Red have a Michelin star?
No. He is one of three chef-partners at Bacira in Madrid, which holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand rather than a star.
What restaurant does Vicente de la Red run?
Bacira, in Madrid's Chamberí neighbourhood, which he co-runs with fellow chef-partners Carlos Langreo and Gabriel Zapata.
What is Vicente de la Red's cooking background?
He worked in Michelin-starred kitchens including El Celler de Can Roca and Aponiente, plus restaurants such as Mesón de Doña Filo, the Abama hotel, Urkiola Mendi, Viridiana, Kabuki, and Nikkei 225, before co-founding Bacira.
What kind of food does he cook at Bacira?
Mediterranean-Asian (nikkei) fusion, served as sharing plates and tasting menus.
When did Vicente de la Red open Bacira?
On July 10, 2014, together with Carlos Langreo and Gabriel Zapata, whom he'd met while working at Nikkei 225.
Does Vicente de la Red teach cooking?
Yes. He is listed as an instructor at Alambique, a cooking school in Madrid.
Is Vicente de la Red the head chef at Bacira?
No single chef leads Bacira. De la Red runs the kitchen as an equal partner with Carlos Langreo and Gabriel Zapata.