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    Guillermo Chávez

    Head Chef, Deessa, Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid

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    i. Biography

    Guillermo Chávez is a chef associated with Deessa at Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid, where he has been identified as resident head chef and the kitchen lead executing Quique Dacosta’s Mediterranean-focused cuisine. Spanish coverage states he began cooking at age 14, spent eight years in Dénia with Quique Dacosta’s team, and later moved to Madrid to help launch and run Deessa, which earned two Michelin stars in 2022 under his kitchen leadership.

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