The son of Spanish parents, I was born close to Stuttgart. So I grew up with the influences of Spanish and German culture. If you’d asked me back then what I wanted to do later, the last thing I would have said would have been “chef”. I wanted to become a lawyer, and my mother wanted me to become a doctor. Despite that, I started training as a chef, but that was mere chance. The training places on the hotel manager course were all taken. During my apprenticeship, the most important experience for me was the time I spent with Albert Bouley in Ravensburg. With his type of Asian cuisine, he shaped my liking for minimalism and aesthetics.

I was awarded my first star at the age of 25 as executive chef in the restaurant “Petersilie” in Lüdenscheid.
In 2004 I opened my first own restaurant “Amador” in Langen near Frankfurt. There I created for my guests my very own interpretation of Spanish cuisine – inspired by Ferran Adrià’s revolutionary way of cooking. The most important guiding principle for me is that my creations should be unforgettable for my guests.