Paco Roncero
Master chef and Ferran Adria protégé Paco Roncero has been wowing diners in his native Spain for more than a decade. With a staunch commitment to innovative gastronomy, Roncero recently collaborated with King Parrot Group to open his first flagship restaurant in Hong Kong, the revolving View 62. He shares the concepts of his “nouvelle cuisine”.
On School
I attended a school of hospitality in Madrid from 1998 to 1999. It was there that I met my mentor Ferran Adria, a renowned Spanish Michelin three-star chef, who taught me the basics of Spanish cuisine. I was also very fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel around the world and experience different gastronomic cultures since graduation.
On Passion
I have always enjoyed food and fine dining but I had never thought about becoming a chef until I was 18. Chef Ferran has been and still remains the top chef in the culinary world, and having worked with him, and at top-end restaurants such as the Casino de Madrid, has helped me gain creative experiences that I wouldn’t have gotten elsewhere.
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