Michael Mina

Tuesday, January 01, 1991

Michael Mina was born in Egypt in 1969 and immigrated to the United States when he was two years old. Mina is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, and author who is the founder of the Mina Group. Mina opened his first restaurant AQUA in San Francisco, California in 1991. Over time, Mina opened several others restaurants around the world and received numerous awards such as Rising Star Chef of the Year (1997), Best Chef: California (2002), Bon Appétit Chef of the Year (2005), a Michelin Star (2006), Gayot Best Restaurateur (2011), Who’s Who of Food & Beverage (2013), and 50 Most Powerful People in American Fine Dining (2023).