Eneko Atxa

Originally from the Basque village of Amorebieta, Eneko Atxa is the chef of the three-Michelin-star restaurant Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, located in the Basque Country.

Crucial to his gastronomic training were stints in Martín Berasategui's court at Lasarte restaurant, as well as being part of the the Etxebarri brigade in Atxondo. While at Andra Mari he fortified the foundations of popular Basque cuisine, but his gastronomic and philosophical approach was also influenced by his time at the three-Michelin-star restaurant Kukinoi in Kyoto, under the guidance of Yoshihiro Murata. 

The Azurmendi adventure began in 2005, immersed in a natural paradise, not far from Bilbao, where a first star arrived shortly after opening, only to be followed by a second in 2010, and a third in 2012.

Today the Atxa galaxy includes eight restaurants around the world: Eneko in Larrabetzu *, Tokyo, Karuizawa, and Lisbon *; and Basque in London, Lisbon, Seville, Brussels; and NKO, in Bilbao and Madrid.