{"id":4233,"date":"2016-02-23T20:40:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T19:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/xerta\/restaurant\/chef-fran-lopez\/?lang=en"},"modified":"2024-01-09T14:00:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T13:00:33","slug":"chef-fran-lopez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.xertarestaurant.com\/en\/chef-fran-lopez\/","title":{"rendered":"Chef Fran L\u00f3pez"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1456256392363{padding-top: 4% !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1456262697707{padding-right: 3% !important;}”]
Raised inside the kitchen, Fran\u2019s cooking interest was increasing steadily and when he was 16 joined the prestigious Hofmann Culinary School. Three years after, already prepared to be a great professional, he decided improve his education and moved to Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n Fran will be a stagiaire for more than 3 years at the Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e with Alain Ducasse. 3 years with such a reputated chef in the capital of the cuisine world. In 2006, along with his brother Joaquim, Hotel Villa Retiro become a reality. Within the hotel, the restaurant opened as Torre\u00f3 de l\u2019Indi\u00e0 and later renamed to Restaurant Villa Retiro.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”row-eq-height”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1457724098616{padding-top: 4% !important;padding-right: 4% !important;padding-bottom: 4% !important;padding-left: 4% !important;}”]Fine cuisine<\/span><\/h2>[vc_column_text]In a short period of time, the kitchen of Fran Lopez is disclosed in southern Tarragona and throughout Spain. So much so that in November 2009, the prestigious Michelin Guide honors him with a Star, which preserves until today. It thus becomes the fourth youngest chef in the world to have a Michelin Star (with only 25 years old)
\nIn 2013, Fran and Joaquim started a new project in the wine world, managing the Celler Cooperative Pinell de Brai, known as the \u201cCatedral del Vi\u201d. Fran L\u00f3pez make reference in Terres de l\u2019Ebre with his vanguard cuisine at Hotel Villa Retiro restaurant.<\/p>\n