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Solidarity gastronomy for children with diabetes: more than 60 Michelin chefs at ChefsForChildren 2025
– Chefs such as Mario Sandoval, Alberto Chicote, Paco Roncero, Javier Aranda, Carlos Maldonado, Hugo Muñoz, Iván Cerdeño, Javier Estévez, Óscar Velasco, Ricardo Sanz, Israel Ramos and Juan Antonio Medina participated in the presentation, highlighting
Madrid, January 22, 2025. -The magic of gastronomy and solidarity come together once again in ChefsForChildren, a unique event that brings together more than 60 Michelin Star chefs with a clear objective: to teach children to eat healthily and support children affected by type 1 diabetes.
With the slogan “Eating healthy is fun”, this 7th edition will be held at the Anantara Villa Padierna and will feature cooking workshops, a gastronomic forum and a charity gala dinner, all in favor of DiabetesCERO, a foundation dedicated to the research of type 1 diabetes.
Every year more and more cooks from all over Spain participate altruistically in this initiative, contributing their love and professionalism. In addition to Ángel León (Aponiente***), Elena Arzak (Arzak***), Toño Pérez (Atrio***), Eneko Atxa (Azurmendi***), Jesús Sánchez (Cenador de Amós***), Nacho Manzano (Casa Marcial***), Javier and Sergio Torres (Torres Brothers Kitchen***), Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas (Disfrutar***), Paolo Casagrande (Lasarte***), Martín Berasategui (Martín Berasategui***), Paco Morales (Noor***), Quique Dacosta (Quique Dacosta***), Benito Gómez (Bardal**), Pablo González (Cabaña Buenavista**), Mario Sandoval (Coque**), Manuel Costiña (Costiña**), Javi Olleros (Culler de Pau**), Diego Guerrero (Dstage**), David Yárnoz (El Molino de Urdaniz**), Luis Valls (El Poblet**), Francis Paniego (El Portal del Echaurren**), Iván Cerdeño (Iván Cerdeño Cigarral del Ángel**), Kiko Moya (L’Escaleta**), Fina Puigdevall and Martina Puigvert (Les Cols**), Fran Martínez (Maralba**), Erlantz Gorostiza (MB**), Paco Pérez (Miramar**), Paco Roncero (Paco Roncero Restaurante**), Pepe Vieira (Pepe Vieira Restaurante**), Ramón Freixa (Ramón Freixa**), Ricard Camarena (Ricard Camarena**), Mario Cachinero (Skina**), Lucía Freitas (A Tafona*), Rafa Soler (Audrey’s*), David Olivas (Back*), Pepe Solla (Casa Solla*), José Carlos García (José Carlos García Restaurante*), Dani Carnero (Kaleja*), Óscar Molina (La Gaia*), Begoña Rodrigo (La Salita*), Maca de Castro (Maca de Castro*), María Gómez (Magoga*), Mauricio Giovanini (Messina*), Carlos Maldonado (Raíces*), Ricardo Sanz (Ricardo Sanz Wellington*), Diego Gallegos (Sollo*), Hugo Muñoz (Ugo Chan*), Óscar Velasco (Velasco Abellá*), Diego del Río (Boho Club), Domi Vélez (Velasco Abellá*), Diego del Río (Boho Club), Domi Vélez (El Horno de Vélez) and Alberto Chicote (Omeraki) who already participated in past editions, in this 7th edition are also incorporated: Pedro Subijana (Aquelarre***), Paulo Airaudo (Amelia**), Ignacio Echapresto (Venta Moncalvillo**), Vicky Sevilla (Arrels*), Artur Martínez (Aurt*), Pedro Sánchez (Bagá*), Javier Aranda (Gaytán*), Javier Estévez (La Tasquería*), Sergi Arola (LAB*), Israel Ramos (Mantúa*), Álvaro Garrido (Mina*) and Juan Antonio Medina (Tatel).
In 2025, we are collaborating with DiabetesCERO, the leading Spanish foundation researching a cure for type 1 diabetes. This autoimmune disease, which appears mainly in childhood, has no cure and its incidence is increasing. Every year, between 1,200 and 1,500 children under the age of 15 are diagnosed; 1 in 42 families in Spain lives with this chronic disease.
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