Zineb Hattab Biography: Age, Husband, Net Worth, Restaurants, Recipes, Height, Cookbook

Zineb Hattab, also known as Zizi Hattab, is a Moroccan-Spanish chef and restaurateur who has redefined vegan cuisine in Switzerland.

Owner of the plant-based restaurants KLE, DAR, and Cor in Zurich, she became the first vegan chef in Switzerland to earn both a red and a green Michelin star for KLE in 2021, followed by a Michelin star in 2022.

Named “Discovery of the Year” by Gault Millau in 2020 and a 2022 Hospitality Pioneer by The World’s 50 Best, Hattab’s cuisine blends her Moroccan-Spanish heritage with global influences, featuring bold flavors and innovative dishes like beet tartare and plant-based Spanish omelette.

Profile

• Full Name: Zineb Hattab
• Stage Name: Zizi Hattab
• Born: 23 July, 1989
• Age: 35 years old
• Birthplace: Blanes, Girona, Spain
• Nationality: Spanish, Moroccan
• Occupation: Chef, Restaurateur
• Height: 5`6″
• Parents: Unknown
• Siblings: Unknown
• Spouse: Unknown
• Children: None
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $3 million

Early Life and Education

Zineb Hattab was born on July 23, 1989, in Blanes, Girona, Spain, to Moroccan immigrant parents who settled on the Costa Brava in the 1980s, running a souvenir shop. Growing up by the Mediterranean Sea, she was exposed to vibrant local markets but lacked a strong family cooking tradition, as her parents focused on work. Details about her parents name and siblings are not publicly known.

Hattab moved to Barcelona in 2007 to study mechanical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, graduating in 2011. During her studies, she lived in a student dorm, where she began cooking for friends, sparking her culinary passion. Her ethnicity is Moroccan-Spanish, and her religion is not publicly known.

Career

Zineb Hattab began her career as a software developer in Switzerland in 2012, working in Liechtenstein on interface software for automated factories. At 24, driven by a desire for a more expressive career, she left engineering in 2014 to pursue gastronomy.

She trained as a stagiaire at top restaurants, including Josean Alija’s Nerua (Bilbao), Andreas Caminada’s Schloss Schauenstein (Switzerland), Massimo Bottura’s Osteria Francescana (Modena), the Roca brothers’ El Celler de Can Roca (Girona), and Dan Barber’s Blue Hill (New York). In 2017, she worked as executive sous chef under Daniela Soto-Innes at Cosme in New York, mastering Mexican flavors like corn and chilies.

Returning to Switzerland, Hattab opened KLE in Zurich’s Wiedikon district in January 2020, a plant-based fine-dining restaurant. Despite launching during the COVID-19 pandemic, KLE earned 14 Gault Millau points and “Chef of the Month” weeks after opening, followed by 15 points and both a red and green Michelin star in 2021, a first for a Swiss vegan restaurant. In October 2022, KLE received a Michelin star.

In 2021, she opened DAR, a Moroccan-inspired sharing-plate restaurant, and later Cor, a plant-based wine bar, both in Zurich. Her dishes, like merguez buns and kefta tostadas, reflect her Moroccan-Spanish roots with global influences, emphasizing seasonal, local ingredients.

In 2022, Hattab published her cookbook The Taste of Love, nominated for Germany’s best vegan cookbook, featuring recipes like a plant-based Spanish omelette using smoked tofu and Kala Namak salt. She was named a 2022 50 Next Hospitality Pioneer by The World’s 50 Best and, in March 2025, received the Swiss Culinary Merit for her innovative vegan cuisine.

At the 2023 St. Moritz Gourmet Festival, she showcased Moroccan-Spanish dishes like beetroot salad with turmeric foam. Hattab continues to advocate for sustainable practices, visiting suppliers’ farms monthly and promoting equitable work environments, with her head chef Alessandro Scaccia becoming a co-owner of KLE.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @zizi_hattab

Personal Life

Zineb Hattab is married to an engineer, whose name is not publicly disclosed, and has no known children. Raised in Blanes, she credits her parents’ hard work as immigrants for her strong character.

Net Worth

Zineb Hattab has an estimated net worth of $3 million USD, driven by her ownership of KLE, DAR, and Cor, as well as revenue from her cookbook The Taste of Love. Her restaurants’ Michelin and Gault Millau accolades, along with brand partnerships like Terratela for her plant-based omelette recipe, contribute to her income.

Appearances at events like the St. Moritz Gourmet Festival and her growing influence as a Red Bull athlete and vegan cuisine advocate further boost her marketability.