Marvin Gauci
{{Undisclosed paid|date=June 2022}}
{{short description|Maltese chef}}
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| style = Maltese cuisine
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| restaurants = {{plainlist|
- Tarragon
- Caviar & Bull
- Susurrus
- Dinner in the Sky
- Caviar & Bull Budapest
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| website = {{URL|https://marvingauci.com/}}
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Marvin Gauci is a chef and restaurateur from Malta.{{Cite web|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/101636/if_the_patrons_cant_dine_out_then_the_fine_dining_will_come_to_them|title=If the patrons can’t dine out, then the fine dining will come to them...|website=MaltaToday.com.mt}} He also serves as the chief chef of the Dinner in the Sky in Malta.{{Cite web|url=http://24.hu/elet-stilus/2017/09/20/egy-sef-elarulta-a-boldogsag-receptjet/|title=Egy séf elárulta a boldogság receptjét|date=September 20, 2017}} Gauci is the Ambassador of Gastronomy, serving as an official representative in foreign and domestic affairs for Malta.{{Cite web|url=https://www.guidememalta.com/en/lobster-popcorn-anyone-these-are-chef-marvin-gauci-s-3-favourite-seafood-dishes|title=Lobster popcorn anyone? These are Chef Marvin Gauci's 3 favourite seafood dishes|website=www.guidememalta.com}}
Biography
After completing secondary school, Gauci started his formal education at the Institute for Tourism Studies.{{Cite web|url=https://graziellecamilleri.com/2017/03/16/dinner-at-buddhamann-with-chef-marvin-gauci/|title=Dinner at Buddhamann with Chef Marvin Gauci|date=March 16, 2017|website=graziellecamilleri}} In 1997, he traveled to Ireland to pursue his career where he worked first 6 months in a catering service before joining the Buswells Hotel which is a Georgian hotel that dates back to 1882 and is located next to the Dáil in Dublin, Ireland.[https://www.budapesttimes.hu/2018/01/09/new-gastronomic-heavyweight The new gastronomic heavyweight] [https://web.archive.org/web/20180331222039/https://www.budapesttimes.hu/2018/01/09/new-gastronomic-heavyweight Archived]{{Cite web|url=https://www.maltachamber.org.mt/en/is-malta-ready-for-a-michelin-star|title=Is Malta Ready For A Michelin Star?|website=www.maltachamber.org.mt}}
Later he came back to Malta where he opened his first restaurant, Wild Thyme in Xemxija.{{Cite web|url=http://www.havazin.hu//foto-galeria/maltai_sztarsef__marvin_gauci_/586|title=Máltai sztárséf – Marvin Gauci – Havazin.hu|website=www.havazin.hu}} Then he started operating four of Malta’s most successful eateries. In 2007 he launched Tarragon in St Paul's Bay followed by Caviar & Bull in 2014 that is located in Saint Julian's and Buddhamann in 2015 which was later closed and replaced with a new restaurant named Sussurus.{{Cite web|url=https://welovebudapest.com/en/article/2017/9/7/savor-mediterranean-luxury-in-budapest-at-caviar-bull|title=Savor Mediterranean luxury in Budapest at Caviar & Bull|website=welovebudapest.com}}
In 2016, Marvin joined the Dinner in the Sky as a chef in Malta{{Cite web|url=https://vinoport.hu/gasztro/csak-adjatok-egy-konyhat-es-en-maris-otthon-vagyok/3628|title=Csak adjatok egy konyhát, és én máris otthon vagyok|website=Vinoport.hu}} which is a novelty restaurant service that uses a crane to hoist its diners, table, and waiting staff {{convert|150|ft|m}} into the air{{cn|date=October 2020}} and has been named as one of the world's ten most unusual restaurants by the Forbes magazine.{{cite news |url=http://www.20minutes.fr/article/347039/France-Un-restaurant-au-bord-du-vide.php |title=Un restaurant au bord du vide |language=French |publisher=20minutes.fr |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2010-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922224204/http://www.20minutes.fr/article/347039/France-Un-restaurant-au-bord-du-vide.php |archive-date=2009-09-22 |url-status=dead }} In the following year he joined the historic hotel, Corinthia Hotel Budapest.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/Chef-Marvin-Gauci-awarded-Chef-of-the-Year-in-Budapest.677789|title=Chef Marvin Gauci awarded Chef of the Year in Budapest|website=Times of Malta}}
He has collaborated with chef Ferran Adrià and worked in Hakkasan, Skylon, Santini and Novikov up-market restaurants in central London and cooked in different restaurants in Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Austria and the UK.{{Cite web|url=https://www.restaurantsmalta.com/catch-up-with-marvin-gauci/|title=As restaurants re-open restaurantsmalta.com catches up with Chef Patron Marvin Gauci|date=July 14, 2020}} He was the chief chef for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oggi.it/cucina/news-cucina/2014/04/03/malta-la-rivoluzione-mediterranea/|title=Malta, la rivoluzione mediterranea|website=Oggi – Cucina}}
In 2018, Marvin was awarded the Best Chef of the Year by the Best of Budapest and Hungary Awards organization.{{Cite web|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/gourmet/restaurants/94429/chef_on_a_mission|title=Marvin Gauci: Chef on a mission|website=MaltaToday.com.mt}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/portrait-of-a-chef-marvin-gauci-1553227856275.html|title=Portrait of a chef: Marvin Gauci|first=Rohit|last=Chawla|date=March 22, 2019|website=mint}}
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