Karlos Arguiñano
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 Karlos Arguiñano facts

• His devotion to cuisine started when he was a child and helped at home because he was the eldest of four siblings and had a disabled mother
• Before beginning his training in the field of cooking, he worked for CAF, a rail car manufacturer at Beasain
• When he was 17 years old, he decided to take part in a course at the Escuela de Hostelería del Hotel Euromar where, over three years, he was taught the main principles of cooking by Luis Irizar
• There he met some people who have gone on to achieve great success in the world of cuisine, such as Pedro Subijana and Ramón Roteta
• Arguiñano has had a hotel-restaurant on the beach at Zarautz since 1978
• He was one of the first TV chefs in Spain with his cooking show, La cocina de Karlos Arguiñano [1], first on Euskal Telebista, later on Televisión Española, Argentine ATC, back in Spain with Telecinco and, since September 2010 on Antena 3
• Arguiñano combines recipe preparation with tips, jokes and amateur singing
• His catchphrase is Rico, rico y con fundamento ("Tasty, tasty and with nutritional value") and his trademark is the use of parsley
• His sister Eva Arguiñano has also appeared on TV, usually in the dessert section of the show
• He has taken over control of the show through his production company Asegarce