My name is Jose Luis Lamelas and from the beginning of my professional career I have always been involved in the hospitality industry. While my beginnings were in the front of house: waiter, sommelier, and maître d, my experience has taken me through all of the possible positions within a restaurant. Grandson, son, and nephew of restaurant businessmen and teachers of hospitality and the culinary arts. Through all of my experiences in the kitchen and front of house, my passion for the excellence motivated me to study the culinary arts at C.I.F.P. Compostela in Santiago de Compostela, Spain – a school with more than 50 years educating waiters ...