Zineb Hattab

Zineb Hattab, commonly known as Zizi (born July 23, 1989) is a Moroccan - Spanish chef and the owner of the plant based restaurant KLE in Zürich, Switzerland[1][2]. Zizi 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 Michelin Guide[4]. Zizi’s cooking is noted for its intense flavors and complex balanced dishes in a casual setup.[5][6]

## Contents

* 1 Early Life
* 2 Career
* 3 Acknowledgments
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early Life[edit]

Zineb was born in Girona, Spain, to immigrant parents from Morocco. They had moved to Costa Brava during the 80’. She grew up in Blanes, a small town by the Mediterranean Sea.[1][2]

In 2007, Zineb 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]

## Career[edit]

After moving to Switzerland with her husband in 2012, Zizi worked for two years as a Software Developer in an engineering firm.[1][2][9] In 2014 at age of 24, she decided to leave her corporate life and stepped into a new career as a cook.[1] She did some stages in several restaurants like Osteria Francescana by Massimo Bottura, Nerua by Josean Alija or El Celler de Can Roca by the Roca brothers[2][7]. Afterwards, Zizi returned to Switzerland to work for Andreas Caminada in the 3 Michelin Guide[10] & The World's 50 Best Restaurants[11][12], Schloss Schauenstein .

In 2017, Zineb left her mentor’s kitchen to take the next challenge in New York, where she spent some time at Blue Hill[7] and ended up managing the kitchen as Sous Chef at Cosme from Enrique Olvera[1][2]. After 2 years working in New York she moved back Switzerland to open her own restaurant.[9]

In January 2020, Zizi opened KLE, a small restaurant in Zurich Wiedikon with fine cuisine and completely vegan.[9] Only a few weeks after opening, Gault&Millau awarded it with 14 points and named Zizi as “Chef of the Month”.[13] During 2021 KLE was awarded with 15 Gault Millau points[14] and became the first swiss vegan restaurant awarded with a green Michellin star.[4]

In October 2021, Zizi opened her second location DAR with two areas: restaurant and cocktailbar.[15][16]

## Acknowledgments[edit]

* 2020: Gault Millau, Discovery of the year [3][17]
* 2020: Gault Millau, 14 points[13]
* 2020: Gault Millau & American Express, Talents 2020[2]
* 2021: Gault Millau, 15 points[14]
* 2021: Michelin Guide, Green Star[4]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Holder, Barbara (February 2020). "Vegan with Passion". Schweizer Illustrierte.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Schnapp, David (8 July 2020). "The crazy career of Zizi Hattab". Gault Millau.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Baltisberger, Kathia (17 November 2020). "Hattab & Rösch: Die vegane Revolution". Gault Millau.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Burton, Monica (2 February 2021). "Michelin Announces 2021 Stars for Switzerland". Eater (website).
5. ↑ Kuehn, Alexander (13 July 2020). "Restaurant of the week: Kle". Falstaff.
6. ↑ Ding, Harry (30 June 2020). "Kle: Strong aromas, perfect craftsmanship and a feminine signature". Harrys Ding.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 du Sartel, Jeanne (1 September 2020). "Zineb Hattab, from engineering to haute (vegan) cuisine". Brillantes.
8. ↑ King, Ryan (2021). "From Professor to Chef". Fine Dining Lovers.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Hüberli, Tobias (13 October 2020). "Profi mit prinzipien". Salz & Pfeffer.
10. ↑ "The MICHELIN Guide Schloss Schauenstein".
11. ↑ "S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
12. ↑ "«Schloss Schauenstein» im Feinschmecker-Olymp" (in Deutsch).
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Grob, Pascal (23 February 2020). "Kle: Caminada student Zizi likes vegan". Gault Millau.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "GaultMillau 2022: Information & images for the media". Gault Millau. 29 November 2021.
15. ↑ Borner, Oliver (27 September 2021). "Zizi Hattab opens a second restaurant". Gastrojournal.
16. ↑ Baltisberger, Kathia (22 September 2021). "Zizi Hattab eroffnet ein zweites restaurant". Gault Millau.
17. ↑ Baltisberger, Kathia (24 December 2020). "Veganer sind nicht radikal". Gault Millau.

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