I am a chef, so I am a passionate guy about the sea, the kitchen; everything that surrounds us in Algarve. That’s why in this restaurant I am the executive chef at the moment. I only work with products and things from Ria Formosa. Like local fish, vegetables, etc. Everything that we brought here is fresh and from our cost. I am a very passionate guy not only with that but with the surf also. I am doing surf so it’s also connected to the sea. So everything surrounds us in Algarve like the ocean and the area is my passion.
I have worked in England for 3 years also. And I was always thinking about the ocean, the area. It’s a really cozy town. I think the Word for me would be “home”. When you go to another country, that’s when I miss our city, Faro.
Faro Beach. Because I grew up near the beach, I lived there for 26 years and that’s why I spent all my time in winter and the summer always in the sea. Not only surfing that I have been doing for almost 25 years. Because my grandfather and father are connected to this part – ria Formosa – they were fishing, catching clams, etc. So I am so connected to the beach and it’s also connected to Faro.
I am very connected to Pearl Jam. I know the singer also, I met him when we were surfing in Lisbon. The songs that he writes, they can touch you a lot. And Eddie Vedder is a really simple and humble guy. Each song of Pearl Jam is important to me.
I see myself in the kitchen forever. If you take me out of the kitchen, I am done. So I imagine myself in my restaurant, a small restaurant, a signature chef. I am really passionate about Ria Formosa, we have everything here, so I would like to continue what I am doing now. I don’t care about Michelin stars, what I care about is people love my food.