Francis Mallmann
Francis Mallmann is the reigning star of food television in the Spanish-speaking world and the most famous and popular chef in South America. He is the author of Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way (2009) and Mallmann on Fire (2014), which introduced readers to the secrets and flavors of traditional live-fire cooking. He has nine restaurants: three in Mendoza, Argentina’s wine country; another in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires; one in the picturesque village of Garzón, and one in the sierra nearby at Bodega Garzon, Uruguay, a restaurant at Faena Hotel in Miami, FL, and two new restaurants in Viña Montes, Chile and Aix en Provence in the south of France. USA Today and The Times (U.K.) have named his restaurants among the top 10 places to eat in the world. Follow along with Mallmann’s travels on Instagram: @francismallmann
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