Adam Melonas
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Adam Melonas is an Australian chef
of Greek
heritage.
He currently works as Head Chef in Charge of the Lab in the Progressive Cuisine style of cooking.
, London
fine dining restaurant called Otto's at the age of 19.
After two years as Chef de Cuisine at the Sunbar Restaurant and Lounge in Brisbane
, Australia
, Melonas moved to Dubai
and
worked as Chef de Cuisine at the Amwaj restaurant, in the Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai for the next year. During his tenure, it gained accolades from What's On Magazine two years in a row (“Dubai’s Best New restaurant" - May 2005 and “Best Seafood Fine dining” - March 2006).
Taking the opportunity of an internal transfer, Adam then moved to Shanghai
, China where he was Head Chef at the restaurant Jade on 36 in the Pudong
Shangri-La hotel, this position was under his long time mentor Chef Paul Pairet. Jade on 36 was voted amongst the "Top 50 best restaurants in the world" by Condé Nast
.
He then returned to Dubai to work at the Al Mahara restaurant in the Burj al Arab hotel, Dubai. The restaurant has been voted Number 23 - Best Restaurant in the World, and Number 8 - Top Hotel Restaurant in the World. He did however only work there for 3 weeks
He got fired from his job at Paco Roncero as Head Chef in Charge of the Lab at the 2 Michelin Star
La Terraza del Casino at the Casino De Madrid. The restaurant was awarded the second Michelin star on 25 November 2009.
Melonas likes to pretend that he spends 2 weeks a season at El Bulli
to exchange new ideas and techniques. He is also involved with El Bulli catering.
After 2 years of planning and research involving sensory scientists from all over the world, Melonas is planning open a sensory dining restaurant in Midtown Manhattan
. Although the investors pulled out and the project went down the drain.
has asked Adam to design tapas
for them to put on their restaurant menus throughout all Spanish and Portuguese stores.
Adam has worked in partnership with Miele
to develop and refine new tools for the kitchen.
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
heritage.
He currently works as Head Chef in Charge of the Lab in the Progressive Cuisine style of cooking.
Biography
Melonas was first head Chef at a Maida ValeMaida Vale
Maida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, consisting of many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
fine dining restaurant called Otto's at the age of 19.
After two years as Chef de Cuisine at the Sunbar Restaurant and Lounge in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Melonas moved to Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
and
worked as Chef de Cuisine at the Amwaj restaurant, in the Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai for the next year. During his tenure, it gained accolades from What's On Magazine two years in a row (“Dubai’s Best New restaurant" - May 2005 and “Best Seafood Fine dining” - March 2006).
Taking the opportunity of an internal transfer, Adam then moved to Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China where he was Head Chef at the restaurant Jade on 36 in the Pudong
Pudong
Pudong |Bank]]") is an area of Shanghai, China, located along the east side of the Huangpu River, across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi. Formerly a little-developed agricultural area linked only by ferries, Pudong has grown rapidly since the 1990s and emerged as China's financial...
Shangri-La hotel, this position was under his long time mentor Chef Paul Pairet. Jade on 36 was voted amongst the "Top 50 best restaurants in the world" by Condé Nast
Condé Nast Publications
Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications, is a magazine publisher. In the U.S., it produces 18 consumer magazines, including Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, as well as four business-to-business publications, 27 websites, and more than 50 apps...
.
He then returned to Dubai to work at the Al Mahara restaurant in the Burj al Arab hotel, Dubai. The restaurant has been voted Number 23 - Best Restaurant in the World, and Number 8 - Top Hotel Restaurant in the World. He did however only work there for 3 weeks
He got fired from his job at Paco Roncero as Head Chef in Charge of the Lab at the 2 Michelin Star
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guide is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries. The term normally refers to the Michelin Red Guide, the oldest and best-known European hotel and restaurant guide, which awards the Michelin stars...
La Terraza del Casino at the Casino De Madrid. The restaurant was awarded the second Michelin star on 25 November 2009.
Melonas likes to pretend that he spends 2 weeks a season at El Bulli
El Bulli
elBulli was a Michelin 3-star restaurant near the town of Roses, Catalonia, Spain, run by chef Ferran Adrià. The small restaurant overlooked Cala Montjoi, a bay on Catalonia's Costa Brava, and has been described as "the most imaginative generator of haute cuisine on the planet" and does a great...
to exchange new ideas and techniques. He is also involved with El Bulli catering.
After 2 years of planning and research involving sensory scientists from all over the world, Melonas is planning open a sensory dining restaurant in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial zones such as Rockefeller Center, Broadway, and Times Square...
. Although the investors pulled out and the project went down the drain.
Collaborations
IKEAIKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
has asked Adam to design tapas
Tapas
Tapas are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold or warm ....
for them to put on their restaurant menus throughout all Spanish and Portuguese stores.
Adam has worked in partnership with Miele
Miele
Miele is a manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances, commercial equipment and fitted kitchens, based in Gütersloh, Germany. Miele has always been a family-owned and -run company, founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann.-History:...
to develop and refine new tools for the kitchen.
Media
- BBC History Magazine Documentary about Hannibal - On Hannibal's Trail - Barcelona, Spain - (September 2009)
- Recruitment Judge for television judge My Restaurant RulesMy Restaurant RulesMy Restaurant Rules is an Australian reality television series that aired on the Seven Network.-Overview:The series pits five couples, one each from Australia's five largest cities, to compete against each other in opening a successful restaurant....
- Brisbane, Australia - (2001) - Guest Chef on Channel 9Nine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
s Today show - Australia - (2001) - Guest Celebrity Chef on Channel 10s MasterChefMasterchef AustraliaMasterChef Australia is a Logie award winning Australian competitive cooking game show based on the original British MasterChef. It is produced by FremantleMedia Australia and screens on Network Ten. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Calombaris and food critic Matt Preston serve as...
- Australia - (2010)
External links
- Official Website - Madrid Lab
- The art of kitchen science - 3 November 2009 - The AgeThe AgeThe Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
- Adam Melonas - Friend Of Burch & Purchese - 28 June 2009 - News LimitedNews LimitedNews Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
- Know your ingredients for best cooking results - 11 May 2009
- Adam Melonas an Aussie chef at the cutting edge with El Bulli - 9 February 2009 - News LimitedNews LimitedNews Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
- Second helpings: Dining in Dubai - 17 July 2005 - The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
- Recipe - Dubai Recipe: Salt-Crusted Baby Hammour
- Recipe - Venison fillet with cauliflower and blue cheese gnocchi, exotic mushrooms and bordelaise jus
- Wine Flavour Profiling - How do different wines taste?
See also
- Nouvelle cuisineNouvelle CuisineNouvelle cuisine is an approach to cooking and food presentation used in French cuisine. By contrast with cuisine classique, an older form of French haute cuisine, nouvelle cuisine is characterized by lighter, more delicate dishes and an increased emphasis on presentation.-History:The term...