A MICHELIN-starred chef who previously appeared on MasterChef has suddenly closed his restaurant.
Peter Sanchez-Iglesias said the Bristol-based Italian restaurant, Casa Bristol, was closing until further notice.
Peter Sanchez-Iglesias appeared on last year’s series of MasterChef[/caption]
Casa is an Italian restaurant in Bristol[/caption]
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The West Country restaurateur, who also owns the Spanish-Mexican restaurant Decimo in London, guided contestants through a cooking challenge there in last year’s series of amateur MasterChef.
His third restaurant, Paco Tapas in Bristol, which lost its Michelin star this year.
A statement on the restaurant’s website said: “At this moment, we are closed for future bookings. If you’re looking to book a restaurant, please check out our sister restaurant, Paco Tapas.
“All vouchers for Casa will be honoured at Paco Tapas.
“If you have any concerns or queries, please contact us at info@casamiarestaurant.co.uk.”
Customers rushed to Reddit to discuss why the mysterious closure had occurred.
One was keen to praise the restaurant’s legacy in the area.
They wrote: “What you do have to say is that this restaurant has improved the quality of food served in restaurants across the city and many chefs have gone through this restaurant become top-tier chefs and gone on to open their own restaurants or projects in the city.
“If it is closed for good this restaurant has an excellent legacy.
“Only eaten here once, but one of the dishes was the best tortellini I have ever eaten.”
Another speculated that Peter was “bored on Bristol”, with a third echoing that he had perhaps “been more focused on London at Decimo”.
Peter’s parents were also in the business – opening their restaurant Casamia in 1999.
Peter worked there from the age of 16 along with his brother Jonray, eventually leading it to its first Michelin star in 2009.
After Casamia’s closure in 2022, Peter decided to relaunch and rebrand the restaurant as Casa.
It was designed to have a more casual vibe, with authentic Italian comfort dishes like potato ravioli and mushroom ragu.
But the joint never achieved the Michelin-star status of its predecessor.
Casa Bristol has been contacted for comment.
