Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia

Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia
Nationality	Colombian
Occupation	businessman
Known for	founder of El Cielo restaurant chain

Juan Manuel Barrientos Valencia is a Colombian chef and businessman.^{[citation needed]}

Early life and education

Juan Manuel was born in Medellin, Colombia. He studied at Colegiatura Colombiana in Medellin and Mariano Moreno in Buenos Aires.^{[citation needed]} He is also recognized as "Juanma.”

He founded the El Cielo restaurant chain in 2006.^[1] In 2015, Juan opened the original Elcielo Miami which received Michelin star in Florida's first-ever Michelin Guide in 2022.^[2]

Awards and recognition

He has been named one of the 50 best chefs of Latin America,^[3] and was awarded the Revelation Chef Award by Madrid Fusion.^[4][5]

He is the recipient of Michelin Award.^{[citation needed]}

Advocate of Peace

One of his projects is translated as "In El Cielo, we are cooking up peace in Colombia" ("En El Cielo, estamos cocinando la paz de Colombia").^[6]

References

1. "Elcielo: Creatividad y neurociencias | IESE Publishing". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
2. Latham, Tori (2023-08-11). "Michelin-Starred Elcielo Is Opening a New Edition of Its Hit Colombian Restaurant in Miami". Robb Report. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
3. "El Cielo | Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
4. "Chef Juan Manuel Barrientos: Cocina colombiana que activa emociones y sentimientos". 28 August 2013.
5. "GALERÍA: Las delicias de 'El cielo', en Miami". Retrieved 2023-07-06.
6. "El Cielo". Archived from the original on 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-04.

External links

• Restaurant El Cielo