About Ana Novo
Because I believe that feeding our body should be an act of pleasure and discovery… of flavor, of textures, of delicious combinations.
For me, cooking is...
An alchemical process… a creative and happy act, to be able to share with those who enjoy eating.
I learned to cook...
At the Serralves Museum, at the Porto Hotel and Tourism School, and in the kitchens I passed through, they were the best laboratories.
My model in the kitchen is...
A kitchen secret...
It’s about respecting the ingredients so that they inspire me.
The Journey
Ana Novo began her training early in the field of Music and later in Economic and Business Sciences. But, at a decisive moment, she followed the impulse of her pleasure in cooking and began her professional career in 2005 with the Serralves Museum team. Six months later she is in charge of the kitchen of a new restaurant, Artemísia, in Porto, where she puts her taste for Fusion Cuisine into practice.
She joins the Porto School of Hotel and Tourism, and takes several courses to improve techniques and knowledge in chocolate, sushi, vegetarian cuisine and nutrition at the
Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Porto.
The second relevant project in her career was the opening of Restaurante Vegetariano Essência, in Porto, where she was able to develop her creative work based on her personal taste for a vegetarian diet.
Several years in Porto, and two in Brazil, brought unforgettable and challenging moments of learning, which made her increasingly immerse herself in a love for the profession, in creativity, and to feel the kitchens she passed through were the best laboratories in this process.
In parallel to the kitchen, she has been a Trainer in her areas for several years in entities in the North of the country linked to the Hotel and Restaurant Industry.
Curious and keen to develop textures and fusion of flavors, she values Fusion Vegetarian Cuisine.
Professional Path and Training
- Alto Minho Regional Music Conservatory – Musical Training, Viana do Castelo.
- Lusíada University – Economic and Business Sciences, Famalicão.
- Caldas da Saúde Regional Music Conservatory – Singing course, Santo Tirso.
- Accounting and Auditing, Famalicão.
- Management, Viana do Castelo e Famalicão.
- Serralves Foundation, Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto.
- Porto School of Hotel and Tourism, Porto.
- Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Porto, Porto.
- Garfos & Letras, Porto.
- Artemísia Restaurant, Porto.
- Da Terra Restaurant, Matosinhos.
- Essência Restaurant, Porto.
- 1000 Paladares, Porto.
- Catarina Restaurant 631,Lourdes, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
- Braga Commercial Association – Photography, Braga.
- School of Hotel Management and Tourism of Viana do Castelo, , Viana do Castelo.
- Food Design Lab, Molecular Cuisine, Lisbon.
