Dominican immigrant goes from dishwasher to Michelin-starred che Shortly after Maria Marte arrived in Spain from the Dominican Republic in 2003 she started working as a dishwasher at Madrid's Michelin-starred Club Allard restaurant -- and just a decade later she has taken over as chef. Defying her doubters, Marte preserved the restaurant's two Michelin stars, making her the only female chef in the Spanish capital of a two-star restaurant. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report