The
grandfather of Spanish cooking, Chef Juan Mari, absolutely adores food. When he
eats his eyes light up and at 74 years old he still has the curiosity and
amazement of a child when it comes to cooking. Every lunch time he becomes
excited with the event of enjoying tasty, well cooked food.
Arzak
restaurant believes food must be first of all delicious. Sure they are
inventive and playful with presentations, menu wording and ideas but my god do
things taste good! You don’t leave Arzak hungry and you don’t leave without the
feeling of warmth from an old school family-run restaurant. This one just
happens to have 3 Michelin stars, but all the glamour that Michelin brings along
has not diluted any of the friendliness and attention they pay to every single
diner and every single staff member. If you are working in Arzak, you are part
of their family and are treated and loved as if you were a blood relative.
Juan Mari’s
principle of loving the people he works with and taking care of them is
something we believe in and have implemented since day one in Cuca. The result
is not only an amazingly warm environment to spend the long hours this industry
requires, but also our guests feel genuinely welcome and cared for, not visitors
at a party they don’t belong.
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