Chef Iker Erauzkin

Iker Erauzkin was born in Bilbao. At sixteen he moved to Paris, where he discovered his vocation while cooking. Back in Bilbao he lived with his grandmother, who taught him classic Basque cuisine, and worked in a number of restaurants to learn from each of them. In 2002 he settled in Barcelona. He is self-taught: he never went to culinary school. He learned on the job, from many books and by experimenting at home. He has been cooking professionally for more than twenty-five years and has written more than a dozen books. His cooking at UMA has Basque roots, French touches and hints of world cuisine.

Restless and curious by nature, he is a great disseminator and creator of innovative gastronomic concepts.

He has more than 25 years of experience in the sector and is the author of more than a dozen cookery books and recipe books.

“Currently, my main motivation is to interpret the world around us through vegetables.”

Iker Erauzkin, Chef at Espacio UMA

For Iker Erauzkin , Espacio UMA is his own gastronomic space at the service of lovers of good food.

A place where he can display all his creativity and demonstrate that a different gastronomy is not only possible but necessary.