My story

Sometimes, when we search for happy moments in our memory, many come from childhood, that part of life where everything is a discovery. Friendships, feelings, colours, flavours, music, aromas. All that wonder stays with us and never really fades.

I believe that in this profession I chose, we have the power to create those moments for others. To help people discover new flavours, travel back to their childhood, and relive the warmth of love, friendship, a grandmother's kitchen, a glass of wine shared around the table.

So it is a real pleasure to have this opportunity to share my professional experience and knowledge about the best dishes in Spanish gastronomy.

After leaving my native Madrid, I headed to one of the gastronomic capitals of northern Spain: Asturias.

There, I was lucky to learn from the best professionals: Alberto Villacampa, José Antonio Campoviejo, and the great sommelier Don Iñaki Busto. Asturias was essential for me; my professional career began there. This region has all the ingredients to teach you the love for the land and its products.

One of the keys to this project has been learning to communicate in another language, in order to reach people from almost every part of the world. Living in Ireland for nearly six years and learning English from scratch was one of the most important things that ever happened to me.

After a couple of months of working on my English, I got my first job at a tapas bar in Dublin City on a minimum wage. One day I was a waiter, another a kitchen porter, another a chef. Some days I had to clean the restaurant windows.

From there, my Irish career began to grow. One of my jobs in Ireland introduced me to the world of masterclasses and teaching. I worked at the 2-Michelin-star Thorntons restaurant, with Chef Kevin Thornton, one of my mentors, from whom I learned the French tradition, as he had spent much of his career in France working for the great Paul Bocuse.

The love for the product, the care in technique, the elegance in execution, and above all the respect and passion for nature and the environment: these were the values Chef Thornton passed on to us.

Every Thursday, we welcomed international guests and showed them how we prepared their menu, with them joining us in the kitchen. Those days were incredibly educational and enjoyable, both for the guests and for the chefs working there.

This whole journey has been one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my life.

Years later, after a wonderful time in Ireland, I returned to Spain, to the Costa del Sol, where I joined one of the best resorts in the country: Puente Romano, working alongside Chef Thomas Stork. Being a large hotel, I had the opportunity to organise all kinds of events and work across every style of restaurant we had. Food trucks, cooking shows, kosher events, weddings... we played in every kitchen in the world.

In 2021, the idea of sharing Spanish culture and gastronomy with the world took shape. Together with my brother Diego, I launched this space on the internet, a place where I could combine everything I had learned: the technique, the stories, the ingredients, and the people behind the food.

Today, whether through the blog, the masterclasses, or the newsletter, my goal remains the same: to help you discover Spain through its flavours, one dish at a time.

It is an honour to welcome you to my kitchen.