Afrek

Born: 24.05.1981

Education

2001 to 2005                    Hotel and Catering School Kopavogi Iceland
Graduated Desember 2005

2007 24-27. October       Valrhona Grand School of Chocolate

Work experience

2001-2003         Cook apprentice             Opera Restaurant Reykjavik

2003-2005         Cook apprentice              Grillid Restaurant Reykjavik

2005-2006         Chef de partie                 Grillid Restaurant Reykjavik

2006                  Chef de partie                 Domaine de Clairfontane France (1 Michelin star)

2007-                 Sous chef                        Grillid Restaurant Reykjavik

2006-2009         Chef                                Kjarrá River Fishing Lodges in the
Mountains of Iceland, summer.
Observation/ stagiaire
Jan.  2005                                                 Domaine de Clairfontane (1 Michelin star)
France

June 2006                                                  Pied a Terre (2 Michelin star)
London

Juli 2006                                                   Sketch, The Lecture room (1 Michelin star)
London

Nov. 2008                                                 Alinea  Chicago

 

Awards

2005                 Award for Highest chef-grades  from Hotel and Catering school

2007                 Gold medal – Chef of the year in Iceland
(contest held by the Icelandic Chefs Association)

2008-2010       Member of the Icelandic Culinary team
(organized by Icelandic chefs association)

2008                Gold medal – One World Culinary Competition
(organized by WCAS)

2008                2Gold and 2silver – Icelandic Culinary team- Culinary Olympics Erfurt

2009                Silver medal – Nordic chef of the year (Scandinavia)
(contest held by the Nordic Chefs Association)

2009                 Selected has the Icelandic Candidate for Bocuse d´Or Europe 2010