Mugaritz is a well-known restaurant in Rentería, Guipúzcoa (Spain), which opened in March 1998 under the management of Chef Andoni Aduriz.
[1] Both Mugaritz and Andoni Luis Aduriz frequently show up on pages of media like "Omnivore", "Le Figaro" in France, "Brutus", "Cuisine Kingdom" in Japan, "The Trade" and "Republic" in Latin America and the U.S. "Time" or "The Observer ".
[2] The restaurant has also the highest rating by the Repsol Guide, the Three “Soles” and a multitude of honors for his innovative and creative activity in gastronomy.
On the morning of February 15, 2010[3] a short circuit caused a serious fire in Mugaritz's kitchen, closing the restaurant for four months.
After the fire, the team received thousands of expressions of solidarity from around the world,[4] which motivated them to keep working.