Juli Soler
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Juli Soler Lobo (31 May 1949 – 6 July 2015) was an entrepreneur from Spain. He was the co-owner and manager of elBulli, a world famous restaurant outside of Barcelona.{{cite news |last1=Lander |first1=Nicholas |title=Juli Soler, restaurateur who brought fame to elBulli, 1949-2015 |url=https://www.ft.com/content/1e57e1b2-24c7-11e5-bd83-71cb60e8f08c |access-date=24 September 2021 |work=Financial Times |date=17 July 2015}}
Early life and career
Soler began working in the food industry at the age of 13, as an assistant waiter. In 1981, he was offered the position as a general manager at elBulli. He was largely responsible for the success of elBulli. He was responsible for hiring French chef, Jean-Paul Vinay who eventually helped the restaurant to gain its second Michelin star.{{cite news |last1=Shah |first1=Khushbu |title=Influential Restauranteur, elBulli Co-Owner Juli Soler Dies at 66 |url=https://www.eater.com/2015/7/8/8911813/elbulli-co-owner-juli-soler-dies |access-date=24 September 2021 |work=Eater |date=8 July 2015 |language=en}} In 1984, he also hired Ferran Adrià as chef, who later went on to become a celebrity chef and author. In 1990, Soler and Adrià became business partners and bought elBulli.{{cite book |last1=Myhrvold |first1=Nathan |title=Modernist cuisine : the art and science of cooking |date=2011 |publisher=Cooking Lab |location=Bellevue, Wash. |isbn=978-0982761007 |edition=1st }}
He died of degenerative nerve disease in 2015, at the age of 66.{{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=Juli Soler, the El Bulli Restaurateur Who Changed Dining, Dies at 66 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/08/world/europe/juli-soler-the-restaurateur-who-found-the-chef-ferran-adria-dies-at-66.html |access-date=24 September 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=8 July 2015}}