Portrait of Jordi Vilà
i. Biography
Jordi Vilà is an executive chef and proprietor of Alkimia in Barcelona, Spain, where he has maintained a Michelin star for 20 consecutive years since 2004. He has accumulated 75,000 hours of cooking experience since starting at age 15, and his restaurant has earned three Repsol Suns, the highest distinction from the Repsol Guide, recognizing his visionary approach to contemporary Catalan cuisine rooted in tradition. In 2021, he received the National Gastronomy Award from the Acadèmia de Gastronomia i Nutrició de Catalunya.
