Jaime Pérez, a protégé of the often acclaimed "most influential chef in the world", Ferrán Adrià, Pérez became a leading chef in Adrià´s renowned 3-Michelin star "El Bulli" restaurant. Also, during his career Jaime has worked in collaboration with other giants in the business, such as Carlos Abellan, Sergi Arola, Pedro Subjiana and Oriol Balaguer, all of whom have influenced his style of cooking and left their make in different ways. These chefs have acquired global recognition as ground-breaking pioneers of the culinary world

Before arriving at Monte Rei, Pérez has been working as an Executive Head Chef at the one of Spain's most recognized and luxurious hotels, The Ritz Carlton Arts Hotel in Barcelona.

There Chef Pérez developed his distinctive brand and introduced new Mediterranean dishes achieving a successful combination of Catalonian, Andalusian and Basque cuisine based on fresh ingredients combined to respect the original flavours, where spices are used to enhance the taste and not to hide it.

Chef Pérez will manage the overall operation of the restaurants, including staff and service, year-round. As far as the menu, he will incorporate elements of Spain's exciting culinary movement; this cuisine blending innovative techniques with regional products and history will produce dishes that are as much a work of art as they are designed to suite the most discerning palettes.

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