US

Speaker

Matthew Lightner

Chef at Okta ((McMinnville, Oregon, US)

After he gained fame and recognition in New York, Lightner decided it was time for a change, to take another look at the land, and work in genuine harmony with it. He now does this in Willamette Valley, in Oregon.

This US chef revolutionised his Oregon cuisine with the avant-garde techniques he learned at Spanish restaurant Mugaritz. His work heading up the Castagna restaurant earned him The Oregonian’s 2010 Restaurant of the Year award, which catapulted him two years later to settle in New York and take over the kitchen at Atera, a Manhattan restaurant where he won two Michelin stars in the space of only six months. 

But, although he was riding on the crest of the wave, Lightner decided to "retire" to his native Oregon, where he now runs Okta, a restaurant totally at one with nature at a small hotel which also has a farm. 

Drawing inspiration from landscapes and what Willamette Valley affords him, Matthew Lightner has created a sampling menu in perfect symphony with the local terroir and the pace of its micro-seasons. 

Matthew Lightner

Partners

Organizers

El Diario Vasco Grup GSR

Public bodies

GOBIERNO VASCO HAZI Diputación de Gipuzkoa
DONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIÁN FOMENTO DONOSTIA SUSTAPENA FOMENTO

Sponsors

ICEX CONSEJERÍA DE AGRICULTURA, PESCA, AGUA Y DESARROLLO RURAL. JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA SAN MIGUEL JAEN SELECCIÓN alimentosdespaña Sabadell Ayuntamiento de Madrid Región de Murcia 1.001 SABORES REGIÓN DE MURCIA ASTURIAS, COCINA DE PAISAJE TENERIFE CADIZ BALFEGÓ CAFÉS BAQUÉ ACQUAPANNA S.PELLEGRINO TURISMO PROVINCIA DE CÁCERES FAGOR PROFESSIONAL Lacor La Creme Getariako Tzakolina Riedel Ondarreta

Official Supplier

Makro

Contributors

TURESPAÑA AQUANARIA SAMMIC JANBY DIGITAL KITCHEN JOSPER WINTERHALTER Ostras Sorlut ICC Klimer Le noveau chef AIALA CEBANC