Dani García opens his 6th Restaurant.
Dani García, born in Marbella in 1976, studied at the La Cónsula Hospitality School in Málaga. He started out as one of Martín Berasategui’s apprentices, a select few of whom quickly became leading stars on the Spanish culinary scene. Today, together with José Carlos García (El Café de París in Málaga) and Ángel León (Aponiente in El Puerto de Santamaría), García is a leading light in the new Andalusian cuisine.
The energetic Marbellí has garnered a growing reputation worldwide, putting him in the same league as other celebrity chefs, such as Gordon Ramsay, although García isn’t known to swear quite as much. Like Ramsay he also had his own very popular cooking show (on Spanish TV) for several years. Few have the audacity to launch as many restaurants, and in such quick succession, as he has. A high profile billboard, currently on Marbella’s Golden Mile, lists them all, from the French-flavours of Babette, the Italian Alelí and Japanese Kemuri, the Argentine steakhouse, Leña, to the Spanish-inspired, Lobita de Mar and his latest opening, Tragabuches.
Dani García is not the only Michelin-starred chef on the coast, but he is celebrated here, because he is a Marbella lad who even as he elevates his culinary art, never forgets his roots in Andalucian cuisine. With so many restaurants under his umbrella, you’re bound to find one that appeals to you. Whichever one it is, it will be a flavourful experience.