Alex studied at the International Cuisine School in Valladolid. He also worked in Dámaso and Llantén just before moving abroad to Mexico, where he got into the best restaurants in Latin America: Quintonil (Mexico City), Alcalde (Guadalajara) and Ixi’im (Mérida). Two years ago, just in the midst of the pandemic he moved back to his hometown in Valladolid. Almost a year ago, he and his wife opened a Mexican Restaurant, Habanero Taquería, currently winner of the Spanish National Tapas Competition. This year he will proudly represent Spain at the VI World Tapas Championship next November 2022.

Holly White
Holly White has been working as a broadcaster and journalist for over a decade here in Ireland. Having been vegan for 5 years and trained