Jorge de Andrés

The defining line in Jorge de Andrés’s record is the length of the Vertical post: chef and director at Vertical in Valencia to 2023. Seventeen years in one room is a working statement in itself. It points to continuity of service, control of standards, and the daily work of holding a dining room’s identity in place over time.

That chapter at Vertical ended, so the role belongs to the past tense. What remains is the scale of the run in València, where Jorge de Andrés became closely identified with the restaurant through prolonged, hands-on leadership.

Homenaje a Sorolla is the named signature tied to Jorge de Andrés. The title signals reference and tribute, and it sits comfortably beside a career built on sustained stewardship rather than turnover. As a named dish, it shows a cook working with memory and acknowledgment as part of the restaurant’s vocabulary.

No specific award is identified for de Andrés. The concrete credential attached to him is the 2006–2023 chef-and-director tenure in València. In practical terms, the distinction is the duration itself: seventeen years of keeping one restaurant’s standards, rhythm, and identity intact.