Alex Atala is a Brazilian chef

Chef

A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...

 who runs the restaurant D.O.M.

D.O.M. (restaurant)

D.O.M. is a Brazilian restaurant in São Paulo run by Brazilian chef and former DJ Alex Atala. The restaurant is known for its use of native Brazilian ingredients, such as manioc tuber and its tucupi juice, and the pirarucu fish. It has been called the best restaurant in South America by...

 in São Paulo. In April 2011, D.O.M. was rated the 7th best restaurant in the world by the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, published by Restaurant magazine. His establishment also holds the title of "Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In South America." He's known for transforming traditional Brazilian dishes, adopting French and Italian culinary techniques to native Brazilian ingredients. Atala also hosts a television show on Brazilian TV channel GNT

GNT

This article is about a Brazilian TV channel. For other uses, see Gnt .GNT is a Brazilian cable/satellite television channel. Originally launched as GNT: Globosat News Television, a news and information network. With the launch of Globo News, in 1996, the GNT acronym became meaningless, and the...

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Books

• Por uma Gastronomia Brasileira - Alex Atala - Editora Bei, 2003 - ISBN 8586518352
• Com Unhas, Dentes & Cuca - Alex Atala - Editora Senac, 2008
• Escoffianas Brasileiras - Alex Atala - Editora Larousse Brasil, 2008 - ISBN 9788576352549

External links

• DOM Restaurante