Thanks to ‘The Great Chef: Celebrities’, Javier Masias He has earned the reputation of being the most feared critic, but also the most loved. With his direct style and great ability to offer the most sincere opinions, he has become a very particular character within the culinary program. Next, you will learn what he did before entering television and winning the affection of the audience.
What did Javier Masías do before entering TV?
Before getting to television, Javier Masias He stood out as a food journalist, but his career began in the world of fashion. Over time, his interest in cooking led him to write about gastronomy and in 2016 he published the book ‘Bitute: the flavor of Lima’ with Gastón Acurio, consolidating his place in the gastronomic field.
Despite Javier Masias She began her career as a fashion journalist, soon realizing that her true passion was gastronomy. “I was in a gastronomic country and I had the possibility of writing stories about that,” he said in the podcast ‘The Power of Cooking’. Without a doubt, culinary criticism came very naturally to him, as he had a unique style.
It should be noted that, in addition to his role as a critic, Javier Masias He also ventured into the business world by opening the Babel bookstore in Barranco, a project launched in 2016 that was open for a short time.
What happened to Javier Masías’ bookstore?
The Babel bookstore was a project that had Javier Masias in 2016, at the suggestion of his colleague, journalist Jackie Becker. They sought to create a space that offered a selection of books about art, music and gastronomy. “He suggested that I select the books I wanted. For me it was as if someone told me: ‘I’m giving you an amusement park, a personal Disneyland,'” the presenter explained to Cosas magazine.
However, the bookstore closed after 8 months and relaunched in 2018, this time in Miraflores and with chef Rafael Osterling as a partner. The bookstore of Javier Masias It is still operational, as it has even gained great popularity on social networks, where different videos are uploaded featuring the presenter of ‘The Great Chef: Celebrities’ as the protagonist, in addition to showing the book reviews.
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