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'{{multiple issues| {{external links|date=May 2012}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2012}} }} [[File:Wall Street Journal photo of Najat Kaanache at 2013 World Science Festival in NY.jpg|thumbnail|right|Wall Street Journal photo of Najat Kaanache plating her "Genius Apple" dish at the 2013 World Science Festival in NYC]] [[File:Food Magic with Najat Kaanache and Bill Yosses.jpg|thumb|right|Chef Najat Kaanache with White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses lecturing at Harvard University]] '''Najat Kaanache''' was born and raised in [[San Sebastián]] of Spain's [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]]. She gained fame as a lead actress on Spanish daytime television series "Goenkale" and then traveled throughout the Middle East and South America working in philanthropy to empower women and street kids. She later attended culinary school and gained fame as "The Pilgrim Chef" by blogging throughout her four years training with the world's top chefs: [[Ferran Adria]], [[Rene Redzepi]], [[Thomas Keller]], [[Grant Achatz]], [[Heston Blumenthal]] and [[Martín Berasategui]]. After spending two years working as an unpaid apprentice in the kitchens at Chicago's [[Alinea (restaurant)|Alinea]], Napa's [[The French Laundry]], New York's [[Per Se (restaurant)]], and Copenhagen's [[Noma (restaurant)]] Kaanache went on to train intensively as an unpaid apprentice during the final two historic years at Spain's [[elBulli]]. [[Ferran Adria]] stated that "Najat Kaanache represents the soul of [[Morocco]] through the language of the kitchen. Her passion for creativity and innovation are an exemplary reference for the whole country."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepleasuresofthepalate.blogspot.com/2015/03/najat-kaanache-girl-who-dreamed-of.html|title=Savoir Faire|author=Enriqueta E. Lemoine|work=thepleasuresofthepalate.blogspot.com|accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> At a Basque Culinary Center International Advisory Council summit on September 23, 2013 held in [[Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture]] at Blue Hill, Adria said "Chef Najat Kaanache is four times better than I was when I became the chef at El Bulli."<ref>http://thepleasuresofthepalate.blogspot.com/2015/03/najat-kaanache-girl-who-dreamed-of.htmll</ref> After El Bulli's historic closure, Kaanache traveled extensively to instruct chefs across the globe in the latest gastronomic techniques and taught and lectured alongside White House Executive Pastry Chef, [[Bill Yosses]] on the science of cooking at Harvard University (pictured), New York University and at the 2013 World Science Festival in NYC (pictured) and 2013 Beijing Science Festival in China. She partnered with the owner of Souk Restaurant in Dallas, TX, where she was the opening chef.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2013/09/04/najat-kaanache-partners-with-yaser-khalaf-souk-at-trinity-groves-is-their-first-project/|title=Najat Kaanache|work=SideDish|accessdate=29 September 2015}}</ref> She is a partner of Piripi Restaurant in the Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables, FL, where she was the opening chef;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/piripi-brings-a-bit-of-spain-to-merrick-park-sangria-magic-mushrooms-and-lobster-paella-photos-7567199|title=Najat Kaanache|work=Miami New Times|accessdate=9 October 2015}}</ref> She was fired from Piripi before she could be made partner and was accused of psychologically abusing employees. She was also accused of not securing work permits for over a dozen employees who came to Miami from a number of countries around the world;<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/the-story-behind-the-ousting-of-piripi-chef-najat-kaanache-part-1-7701482|title=Najat Kaanache|work=Miami New Times|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{cite web|url=http://www.milenio.com/firmas/fernanda_de_la_torre/Najat-ingredientes-cambiar-mundo_18_603719646.html|title=Six Ingredients|work=Milenio|accessdate=4 October 2015}} *{{cite web|url=http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2013/09/04/najat-kaanache-partners-with-yaser-khalaf-souk-at-trinity-groves-is-their-first-project/|title=Najat Kaanache|work=SideDish|accessdate=29 September 2015}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/piripi-brings-a-bit-of-spain-to-merrick-park-sangria-magic-mushrooms-and-lobster-paella-photos-7567199|title=Najat Kaanache|work=Miami New Times|accessdate=9 October 2015}} *{{cite web|url=http://worldsciencefestival.com/participants/najat_kaanache|title=Najat Kaanache|work=World Science Festival|accessdate=29 September 2015}} *{{cite web|url=http://sidedish.dmagazine.com/2013/06/05/chef-najat-kaanache-attends-taste-of-science-presented-by-world-science-festival/|title=Chef Najat Kaanache Participates in Taste of Science Presented by World Science Festival – SideDish|work=SideDish|accessdate=29 September 2015}} *{{cite web|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323728204578520324073753126.html#slide/1|title=A Meeting of Food and Science Minds|date=2 June 2013|work=WSJ|accessdate=29 September 2015}} *{{cite web|url=http://hespress.com/marocains-du-monde/62783.html|title=نجاة كعناش .. علامَة دولية في فنّ الطّبخ|work=hespress.com|accessdate=29 September 2015}} *http://www.wacs2000.org/wacs2010/en/communication_programs/women_profile.php?cat=women&id=35 *{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2011/02/16/revealed.ferran.adria.bk.a.cnn|title=Breaking News Videos, Story Video and Show Clips - CNN.com|work=CNN|accessdate=29 September 2015}} *{{cite web|url=http://eater.com/archives/2011/12/05/watch-bill-yosses-explain-molecular-pastry-at-harvard.php|title=Watch Bill Yosses Explain Molecular Pastry at Harvard|author=paulaforbes|work=Eater|accessdate=29 September 2015}} *http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/chef-interview/najat-kaanache-apprentice/|title=Chef Najat Kaanache *{{cite web|url=http://www.100miles.com/najat-kaanache-chef-in-training/|title=Chef Najat Kaanache|work=100miles.com|accessdate=29 September 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaanache, Najat}} [[Category:Spanish television actresses]] [[Category:humanitarians]] [[Category:Spanish chefs]] [[Category:Moroccan chefs]] [[Category:Basque people]] [[Category:Basque women]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Spanish people of Moroccan descent]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:20th-century Spanish actresses]]'