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Santi Santamaría (Image from Adostiempos - Boletín de Cultura Gastronómica)[/caption]7-Michelin star Catalan chef Santi Santamaria died suddenly at 53 in his restuarant in Singapore, possibly by a heart attack. A passionate supporter of traditional catalan cuisine, he started his way to stardom in 1981 when he transformed his family restaurant in Sant Celoni into the today 3-Michelin star El Racó de Can Fabes. He also got 2 stars for his restaurant Santceloni (Madrid), 1 for Tierra (Toledo) and 1 for Evo (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat). He also recently opened a restaurant in Dubai called Ossiano, and the one in Singapore, Santi, where he found his death. In the recent years he had a bitter controversy with another stellar Catalan chef, Ferran Adrià, with whom he clashed because of their opposite cooking approach. All the well-known Catalan chefs, Adrià included, have mourned his untimely death. Adrià has also scheduled a tribute to Santamaria on February 21, 2010, in the Girona's Fòrum Gastronòmic.
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