OUR EXPERTS – Meet our team of experts

To offer you truly unique gastronomic experiences, we work with top-tier professionals in the field. Renowned journalists, fine-dining sommeliers and official guides who bring their knowledge, rigour and, above all, their passion for produce, wine and local history. You are in the best of hands.

OUR EXPERTS – Meet our team of experts

To offer you truly unique gastronomic experiences, we work with top-tier professionals in the field. Renowned journalists, fine-dining sommeliers and official guides who bring their knowledge, rigour and, above all, their passion for produce, wine and local history. You are in the best of hands.

Markets · Gastronomic culture · Fine dining

José de Isasa

Chef Le Cordon Bleu · Expert in business and marketing
“The best of Madrid doesn’t always appear in the guides. It’s usually reserved for friends of the house”

A Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef with over 20 years of experience in the Spanish gastronomic world. Having collaborated with projects such as TheFork, MasterChef and Chefs on Fire, he has built strong connections with many of Madrid’s leading chefs and restaurateurs

Their philosophy:
The best way to understand a city is through its food. For José, gastronomy reveals the culture, character and people that shape Madrid beyond what appears on the menu.
What kind of tour awaits you: An insider journey through Madrid’s food scene, exploring markets, historic taverns and outstanding restaurants while meeting the people behind them.

Wines · Tavernas · Fine dining · Signature routes

Javier Sánchez

Food journalist · 15 years in the industry
“Chamberí tastes better when it’s told by someone who has lived it.”

He has spent 31 years living in Madrid, 15 of them dedicated to the gastronomic world. He is a journalist, content consultant and experienced guide; his neighbourhood, Chamberí, is his permanent newsroom

Their philosophy:
A good tour is not just about eating well — it’s about knowing why that wine, why that tavern, why that chef chose that neighbourhood. Narrative transforms the experience.
What kind of tour awaits you: Signature routes through the neighbourhoods he has dissected over the years: natural wines, old-school tavernas and the new fine-dining classics. He turns every stop into a memorable article.

Premium experiences · Restaurants · Cocktail bars

Patricia Muñoz

Innovation consultant · Gastro content creator
“Luxury lies in the details nobody else sees”

Between Salamanca and Chamberí, she has built a precise eye for the premium side of Madrid: surprising restaurants, cocktail bars that care about every gesture and photogenic experiences. Her hybrid profile as creator and consultant gives hera uniquely perspective

Their philosophy: The high-end traveller doesn’t just want to eat well; they want to feel they’ve discovered something nobody else had shown them. That is what she designs into every tour.
What kind of tour awaits you: Premium experiences curated to the finest detail: from the selection of emerging restaurants to the most singular cocktail bars in the city, always with a distinctly aesthetic point of view.

Urban gastronomy · Leisure & culture · Neighbourhoods

Cecilia León

Degree in Advertising & PR · @planesatulado

“Madrid is eaten with the eyes before it reaches the mouth”

She has spent 24 years in Madrid and 6 building one of the city’s most active gastronomic communities under the name @planesatulado, which has nearly 1 million followers. She knows better than anyone what everyone is talking about

Their philosophy:
Eating well is a social event. Gastronomy is not an end in itself — it’s a pretext for living Madrid to the full: discovering hidden corners, meeting people and creating memories worth sharing.
What kind of tour awaits you:An energetic, unfiltered itinerary: neighbourhood tavernas, markets, charming terraces and all those places she has already featured online but that taste so much better in person.

Artisan producers · Fine dining · Sensory experiences

Nuria Escarpa

Psychologist · Artisan baker · Food journalist
“Every fermentation is an act of patience and honesty.”

A born-and-bred Madrileña, a vocational traveller and a baker with 12 years of craft. Her background in psychology, her master’s degree in gastronomic journalism and 8 years in Latin America give her a uniquely sensory and anthropological perspective

Their philosophy: Gastronomy is alchemy. Understanding what happens before the plate arrives — the producer, the time, the territory — is what transforms a meal into an experience you take home with you.
What kind of tour awaits you: A sensory immersion into the avant-garde and the artisanal: invisible producers, fine dining with a backstory and experiences that awaken the senses rather than simply satisfying them.

Centuries-old tavernas · Markets · Culinary history

Clara Pérez

Historian · Journalist · Specialist in Madrid gastronomy
“The history of Madrid is written in olive oil and crusty bread”

A double graduate in History and Journalism with master’s degrees in digital marketing and education. She combines 8 years of gastronomic specialisation with the rigour of telling the long story. Her tours are history lessons with flavour

Their philosophy: A centuries-old taverna is not just a bar: it is a living archive. Every traditional dish contains centuries of adaptation, migration and knowledge waiting to be deciphered.
What kind of tour awaits you: A journey through the edible memory of Madrid: centuries-old tavernas, traditional markets and time-honoured dishes explained with the historical context that makes them irresistible.

Markets · Fine dining · Basque gastronomy · tavernas

Amelia Larrañaga

Food journalist · Freelance · 36 years in Madrid
“In the Basque Country, you learn to eat before you learn to read”

A journalist specialising in gastronomy and lifestyle. Her roots in San Sebastián instilled in her exceptionally high culinary standards. She is passionate about the entire chain from producer to plate and always looks for the detail that justifies excellence

Their philosophy:
Humility and respect for the product, the chef and the diner are the best seasoning. She is moved by gastronomy that has its own history and treats everyone in the chain with care.
What kind of tour awaits you:A route between markets and fine dining, delivered with the rigour and passion of someone who has covered the city for leading media — enriched by a Basque perspective.

Markets · Fine dining · Nutrition · Food culture

Sara Vives

Chemist · Qualified nutritionist · Science communicator
“Eating well is not a privilege — it is a way of understanding the world”

A chemist by training, a nutritionist by profession and a communicator by vocation. She has spent more than 6 years sharing content on health and nutrition. She brings a unique scientific rigour to explaining what is on the plate and why it matters

Their philosophy: Gastronomy and health are not opposites; they are allies once you understand what you eat. Knowing the origin, technique and composition of a dish makes it more delicious, not less
What kind of tour awaits you: Markets and fine dining seen through the lens of science and nutrition: what lies behind each product, why certain Madrid ingredients are unique and how food culture reveals who we are.