PROFILE

Paco, a disciple of Andoni Luis Aduriz, revolutionised the culinary scene in Spain by taking a risk with minimalism, impossible contrasts and great boldness regarding concepts and texture.

He was born in Cordoba in 1981, into the heart of a family dedicated to the restaurant industry (Asador de Nati) in which he was trained. Later, in 1999, he started to move: Diagonal (Zaragoza), Guggenheim Bilbao, Mugaritz, El Bulli and Mugaritz again, where he ended up in the R&D department working closely with Andoni. From 2007 to 2009 he was successful at the Senzone in the hotel Hospes (Madrid) and afterwards, at the restaurant of the hotel Ferrero in the Community of Valencia. In 2012 he opened restaurant Paco Morales at Hotel Ferrero. Despite his youth, he has been receiving a lot of awards for his high culinary techniques and creative dishes. He currently runs Noor (Córdoba), the restaurant where he has transferred the Andalusian culinary heritage to the contemporary avant-garde. It has a Michelin star.

AWARDS
2017
• Award Tapas magazine “Chef of the Year”.
2016
• Noor Restaurant received 1 Michelin star
• Noor Restaurant received 1 Sun from the Repsol Guide
• Design and Innovation Awards from Fuera de Serie to the Best Restaurant.
2012
• 1st place of the “10 best dishes of the year” at the magazine “Wine & Food”
• “Revelation Chef Award” at “CHEFSBOOK” magazine.
2011
• 1st Place Award in the VI Championship at “Spain Young Chefs Contest”.
• 1st Place at Millesime Chef Award by “Cruzcampo Gran Reserve” contest.
• International Best of Gastronomy 2011
• Paco Morales - Hotel Ferrero received 2 Sun from the Repsol guide
2010
• Ferrero-Paco Morales received 1 Michelin star .
• Ferrero-Paco Morales received 1 Sun from the Repsol guide
2009
• Best chef award by Madrid Fusion Awards.
• Best chef in progress 2008. Awards by “Metropolis” magazine at “El Mundo” national newspaper.
2008
• Best Restaurant Public Award of 2008. “Blog Chili Sauce”.
• “Chef of the year” in the Spanish edition magazine “Esquire”.
2007
• Best chef under 30 (XXI Century) Award, given by the “Royal Academy of Gastronomy”.

MENU

Chef Paco Morales promotes a cultural project that reveals the history and food culture of Córdoba during 11-13th century when it has been strongly influenced by Islam. The menu of Chef Paco Morales is a modern revival of this medieval era recipes with the Almoravide and Almohad Empires heritage.