Ximena Torres | |
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| Born | María Ximena Torres Carrera 1 December 1981 Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | ladulceria |
Maria Ximena Torres Carrera (born 1 December 1981) is a Uruguayan chef, restaurateur, businesswoman and television personality. She has presented on different cooking shows, and has served as a judge on MasterChef Uruguay and its spin-offs since 2019.
Early life and education
Maria Ximena Torres Carrera was born in Montevideo on 1 December 1981, the daughter of Montserrat Carrera and Marco Antonio Torres.[1] She has two sisters, Carolina and Rossana.[2] She is of Catalan and Chilean descent.[3] Her maternal grandparents immigrated to Uruguay in 1950 from Sant Joan Despí, Catalonia, Spain, and founded the renowned Confitería Carrera food business.[4] Raised in the Pocitos barrio, Torres attended Queen's School and the Montevideo Pre-University Institute (PREU).[5]
Torres earned a degree in communication studies with a specialization as a publicist from the Catholic University of Uruguay. In 2003 she was awarded a scholarship to study fine arts at Valdosta State University, Georgia.[5] She subsequently graduated as a sommelier from the University of the Republic, as a member of the first generation in 2007.[6] That year she settled for a season in Vic, Barcelona, where she took courses to become a professional in chocolate skills.[7]
Career
Culinary career
Torres began working professionally in gastronomy in 2000 and in catering in 2003. In 2012 she opened La Dulcería de Xime, a pastry shop and cafeteria located in the Punta Carretas barrio.[8] In subsequent years it expanded to different points in Montevideo and throughout Uruguay.[9]
Television and media career
In 2010 she made her debut on television, as the presenter of the culinary segment of the Teledoce morning show, Día perfecto.[10] The following year, her segment became the daily program La Receta Perfecta, in which Torres cooked different dishes accompanied by guests and two puppet characters making fun of different situations.[11] The show was on the air until 2014, when she decided to step away from television.[12]
In 2015, she published Comer y reír: manual para acercarse a la cocina con alegría, a book she co-authored with the presenter and comedian Manuela da Silveira, and in which they presented different tips and culinary proposals.[13] In 2017 she returned to the media, as co-host of the TV Ciudad cooking show, La vuelta al plato.[14] Broadcast for three seasons until 2019, the program consisted of making dishes from different parts of the world while learning about their history and their relationship with cultures.[15]
In February 2019 Channel 10 cast Torres as a judge of MasterChef Uruguay, as a replacement for Lucía Soria.[16] She was part of the fifth season of the version for amateur chefs and all four seasons of the spin-off featuring celebrities.[17] In July 2021, she joined the Subrayado newscast as a gastronomic journalism columnist.[18] In December 2020, she presented her cookbook, Casero es mejor, which in 2021 was awarded the best Latin American cookbook at the Gourmand Award in Paris.[19]
Personal life
Torres met the musician Max Capote while she was hosting La Receta Perfecta, a program he attended as a guest, and a short time later they began dating.[20] They got married on 14 February 2014.[21] The couple have two children, Juan Jacinto (b. December 2017)[22] and María Guadalupe (b. August 2019).[23]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010–2011 | Día Perfecto | Herself | Columnist |
| 2011–2014 | La Receta Perfecta | Presenter | |
| 2017–2019 | La Vuelta al Plato | Co-presenter | |
| 2019; 2024–present | MasterChef Uruguay | Judge; 5th Season | |
| 2020–2023 | MasterChef Celebrity | Judge | |
| 2021–present | Subrayado | Columnist |
Published works
- Recetas para contar (2010) ISBN 9789974494985
- Comer y reír: manual para acercarse a la cocina con alegría (2015) ISBN 9789974723443
- Casero es mejor (2020) ISBN 9789974868120
References
- ^ "Entrevista a Ximena Torres - MP - Medicina Personalizada". 2023-03-25. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "La vida de Ximena Torres, la pasión por la cocina en su ADN y la historia de su primera dulcería". delsol.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Redacción. "Linaje chocolatero". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Redacción (2023-04-29). ""Hay mucho sabor e historia", en la cocina uruguaya dijo Ximena Torres". Grupo R Multimedio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ a b "La vida de Ximena Torres, la pasión por la cocina en su ADN y la historia de su primera dulcería". El Espectador 810 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Entrevista a Xime Torres. | Tres Cruces Shopping y Terminal". 2021-09-16. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Ximena Torres - Chef | El Living | 16-08-2022, retrieved 2023-08-26
- ^ Univision. "Xime Torres: Cocina con pasión". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Xime Torres lleva La Dulcería a Manantiales y prepara sus franquicias". EL PAIS. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Montevideo Portal | Movil". www.montevideo.com.uy. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Ximena Torres: "Aún me sorprende verme en la tele"". Caras (in Spanish). 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Xime Torres deja "La Receta Perfecta"". Caras (in Spanish). 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ ""Comer y reír". Un libro de Manuela da Silveira y Ximena Torres". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ Scognamiglio, Maria Eugenia. "Ximena Torres será la nueva jurado de MasterChef". El Observador. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ diaria, la (2017-07-01). "Cocina y viajes desde el MAM en TV Ciudad". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Ximena Torres será la nueva jurado de MasterChef". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Ximena Torres será la nueva jurado de MasterChef". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Tensión entre Blanca Rodríguez y Ximena Torres en Subrayado más los últimos ratings de la TV". 970 Universal (in Spanish). 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Ximena Torres premiada en Francia con "el Óscar de los libros de cocina" en dos categorías". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "El plato afrodisíaco con el que Xime Torres enamoró a Max Capote". EL PAIS. 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Se casaron Ximena Torres y Max Capote". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Nació el hijo de Ximena Torres y Max Capote". EL PAIS. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Se agrandó la familia de Ximena Torres y Max Capote: nació Lupita". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
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