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Zineb Hattab, also known as Zizi Hattab, (born July 23, 1989) is a Moroccan-Spanish chef and the owner of plant-based restaurant KLE in Zurich, Switzerland.[1][2] Hattab was selected “discovery of the year”[3] by Gault Millau on her restaurant's opening year in 2020 and was the first vegan chef in Switzerland to be awarded with a green and a red Michelin star.[4] Hattab's cooking is noted for its intense flavors and complex balanced dishes in a casual setup.[5][6]
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Education | Industrial Engineer |
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Cooking style | Vegan Cuisine Fine Dining |
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Hattab was born in Girona, Spain, to immigrant parents from Morocco. They had moved to Costa Brava during the 1980s. She grew up in Blanes, a small town by the Mediterranean Sea.[1][2]
In 2007, Hattab moved to Barcelona to study engineering.[1][2] During her studies, she lived in a student dorm where she started cooking for her friends and family.[7][8]
After moving to Switzerland in 2012, Hattab worked for two years as a software developer in an engineering firm.[1][2][9] In 2014 at the age of 24, she decided to leave her corporate life and began a new career as a cook.[1] She worked at Osteria Francescana by Massimo Bottura, Nerua by Josean Alija and El Celler de Can Roca by the Roca brothers.[2][7] She also worked for Andreas Caminada at Schloss Schauenstein.
In 2017, Hattab moved to New York, where she spent some time at Blue Hill[7] and as an executive sous chef at Cosme for Enrique Olvera.[1][2] After 2 years working in New York she moved back Switzerland to open her own restaurant.[9]
In January 2020, Hattab opened KLE, a small restaurant in Zurich Wiedikon with fine cuisine and a completely vegan menu.[9] Only a few weeks after opening, Gault&Millau awarded it with 14 points and named Hattab as “Chef of the Month”.[10] During 2021 KLE was awarded with 15 Gault Millau points[11] and became the first Swiss vegan restaurant awarded with a green and red Michelin star.[4] In October 2022 KLE received a Michelin Star.
In October 2021, Hattab opened her second location DAR with a restaurant and a cocktail bar,[12][13] followed by a third, Cor, a wine and pinchos bar which opened in April 2023.[14]
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