Martín Berasategui Olazábal is a Spanish chef expert in Basque cuisine and owner of an eponymous restaurant in Lasarte-Oria (Gipuzkoa), Spain.

[2] When Berasategui began his culinary career, there were no Michelin star restaurants in the Basque Country.

in the Ritz Carlton Abama resort in Tenerife gained its first Michelin star in the 2010 guide.

[2] He most recently received one Michelin star for Oria, the sister restaurant of Lasarte that is also located in the Monument Hotel in Barcelona.

[6][1][7] It was announced in 2013 that the François Rabelais University would be awarding an honorary doctorate to Berasategui in culinary studies.