Background
He grew up in Baia Mare, a city in northern Romania, where he also made his debut as a professional cook.
He grew up in Baia Mare, a city in northern Romania, where he also made his debut as a professional cook.
Adrian Hădean"s culinary experience starts in 1998 when he makes his debut in professional cuisine. He hosted a series of television shows, published books or contributed to publishing them, adding his knowledge to culinary terminology, and becoming notorious via the numerous projects he participated in over time. Starting 2014, he takes on the jury role for the MasterChef television show, a cooking show aired on Pro television He manages to stand out not only by his talent and passion for what he does, but also by his creative ideas and involvement in social causes.
He developed a partnership with Cluj-Napoca local authorities for the „Farfurii curate” (Clean Plates) project, the objective of which was implementing healthy menus in three public kindergartens in Cluj-Napoca.
In the national project "Eroi locali" (Local Heroes) he was selected by Samsung, official sponsor of 2012 London Summer Olympics, to carry the Olympic Torch, in Ramsgate, Kent for over 300 meters.
Today, he is a well-renowned Romanian chef, gastronomer, food blogger, writer, public personality, particularly famous for his culinary blog, one of the top most visited in Romania, but also for his participation as a member of the jury in the cooking show MasterChef, which aired in 2014 on one of the Romanian television stations. He is a specialty consultant for various restaurants, country-wide cooking business chains, member of Arena Bucătarilor (Chefs" Arena), a competition for professional chefs set up by chain discount store Selgros.