Marta Yanci
Marta Yanci is a Spanish actress and voiceover artist, and former chef.
Early and personal life
Born in San Sebastián, Spain in 1980, Suma Cum Laude title in European Law.
She is married and has two children.
Cooking career
She was owner and founder of Marta's Kitchen,[1][2] a boutique Dubai catering company and Marta's Workshop, a culinary atelier restaurant.[3][4] Marta Yanci started her career in Law but shifted to the culinary world shortly after moving to Dubai.[5]
Less than one year after opening, Marta's Workshop won the Hidden Gem award of Dubai's Restaurant Buzz Food Awards.[6]
In 2013, Chef Marta was hired by Spain's Canal Cocina food channel to produce a dedicated cooking show.[7] Season 1 of the series, entitled "Recipes for Under 5 euros" brought 22 chapter adapted Chef Marta's creations adapted to constrained budgets.
Following the success of the first season, Chef Marta returned to Canal Cocina to launch the second season of her show.[8] Due to the success of her show and her business in Dubai,[9] Marta's story received a wide coverage across Spanish media[10]
In 2011, she won the Dubai's Best Amateur Cook competition of the Studio One show of Dubai One TV, judged by Chef Sameer Miglani of the Movenpick Hotel in Bur Dubai. After this award, Marta founded Marta's Kitchen, offering private chef services[11][12] at first and growing the business to larger capacities later on.
Through Marta's Kitchen, Marta Yanci has developed initiatives to use cooking and the culinary arts as a channel to bring people together and learn about food.[13]
Marta is an advocate of women's health issues[14] and a regular contributor to Dubai's food magazines[15] and online portals. Her cooking philosophy is to maximize taste and texture.
Acting career
Since 2021 she has participated in the TV series Bosé as Miguel Bosé's sister, Lucía Dominiguín. She also appeared in shows such as "Amar Es Para Siempre" and Quarantine Leap. She is also scheduled to appear in the upcoming show Cimarrón.
As a voiceover artist, Marta has dubbed major brands such as Google or Amazon in both English and Spanish.
References
- "My Blog – My WordPress Blog". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- "Marta´s Workshop, el restaurante revelación de Dubái es español". Trendencias Lifestyle. February 27, 2015.
- "Marta's Workshop". Archived from the original on 2015-11-12.
- "THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Dubai - Updated September 2022 - Tripadvisor". www.tripadvisor.com.
- "CHEF TALK: FIRE IT UP! With MARTA YANCI". 15 February 2016.
- "Restaurant Buzz Awards crowns eight restaurant winners". Archived from the original on 2015-03-15.
- "Marta Yanci". canalcocina.es.
- Espinosa, Ángeles (13 February 2014). "Marta Yanci: "Los clientes limpian el plato, eso es lo bueno"". El País.
- "Marta Yanci, la chef española que triunfa en Dubái". 23 January 2014.
- "Marta Yanci, la cocinera española que ha conquistado Dubai, llega a Canal Cocina con 'Recetas por 5 euros' - Ecoteuve.es".
- "Guess who's coming to dinner: host evenings with a difference". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- "Aquariuis Candelite Workshop with chef Marta Yanci | GulfNews.com". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10.
- "UAE Cooking Classes - If you can't stand the heat get into the kitchen". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07.
- "Chef Marta Yanci at the Miele kitchen". mycustardpie.com. May 31, 2013.
- http://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/14103-martas-kitchen-spearheads-new-culinary-forum/#.UesANY1HKrk
External links
- Marta Yanci at IMDb
- Marta Yanci on Instagram