Who is Juliana López May?
One of the most featured cooks within Argentine and Latin American media.
One of the most featured cooks within Argentine and Latin American media.
With over 7 years of original television series, books, lectures, and consulting for companies and brands, which have established Juliana as a culinary reference. Her books, which express her entire culinary approach, became immediate successes, selling more than 150,000 copies.
She defines herself in her own words: cook, doer, humility, and hard work. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and her love for good food developed early on, nurtured by her mother's kitchen, always brimming with German pastries. By helping her mother, she discovered the joy of delighting loved ones with delicious treats.
She studied cooking in Buenos Aires and trained under the careful guidance of the famous Argentine chef Francis Mallmann, with whom she worked for nearly 10 years. She traveled the world working in Argentina, the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Uruguay. In London, she did an internship at the acclaimed restaurant, The River Café.
Back in her native country, Argentina, she successfully ventured into various aspects of the culinary field. In 2008, she began collaborating with El Gourmet, starring as a guest in several shows, where she stood out for her warm, calm, and very approachable communication style.
As a businesswoman and entrepreneur, Juliana has developed several product lines, including gourmet preserves, vegetarian burgers under the brand name DELITAS, Spices & Herbs, and frozen cakes—all under the Juliana López May brand. In partnership with Falabella, she developed several lines of her own brand tableware, achieving record sales in the stores.
She has published 7 books, one of the most popular being "Juliana Esencial: La vuelta a una cocina más simple, rica y real" (Essential Juliana: A Return to Simpler, Richer, and More Real Cooking).