led by Iñaki Aldrey, the Atempo team brings chef Jordi Cruz’ concept to life
IÑAKI ALDREY
Having first trained as a chef in the I.E.S Fraga do Eume school in Ferrol, before working in Paradores and A Gabeira, Iñaki joined the ABaC restaurant as a stage in April 2011.
After a successful training period, Jordi Cruz decided to add him to the ABaC staff, where he worked until May 2016, when he took on the chef’s role in the Ten’s Tapas Restaurant.
He led the opening of Atempo in La Fortalesa de Sant Julià de Ramis, and after relocating to Barcelona, Jordi Cruz again chose Iñaki Adrey to lead and manage the team on this ambitious project.
VÍCTOR SILLERO
Víctor, the maître d’ in Atempo, has worked in the catering industry since he was a young man. What began as a part time job while studying to become a surveyor became a passion and prompted a change of career.
His willingness to work in a role with direct contact with people, his interest in gastronomy and oenology, and his desire to continue learning every day have taken him to his current role. Some of his haute cuisine experience came from the Moments restaurant, where he honed his craft and trained for five years.
He complemented his studies in 2021 by taking an advanced level sommelier course at the ESAH school, expanding his wine and serving knowledge. He currently runs the front of house with a passion and devotion to provide every diner with the best possible experience.
DONALD MYERSTON
A 2009 sommelier graduate from Escuela Superior de Hostelería in Barcelona, his relationship in the catering sector began in 2000 when he took on the role of front of house manager for the Mokambo restaurant in the capital of his birth country, Venezuela.
After 4 years and once the group had opened a second restaurant, he decided to emigrate to New York to further his experience at the recently opened Spice Market restaurant, run by the chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
His passion and curiosity for wines brought him to Barcelona to train as a sommelier in 2006, before he went on to work in restaurants such as Lasarte in Donostia, and Saüc, Bravo24, Llamber, and Fismuler in Barcelona.
He now runs the Atempo wine cellar, ensuring our diners’ enjoyment with a carefully chosen selection of national and international wines.
