Fernando Pérez Arellano
Self-taught, Madrid-born chef who has carried Zaranda from a tiny Madrid dining room to three homes in Mallorca.
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Fernando Pérez Arellano is a self-taught, Madrid-born chef, born in 1978, who leads the kitchen at Restaurante Zaranda, now inside the Es Príncep hotel in Palma de Mallorca's old quarter. He trained across a run of well-regarded European kitchens, including Patrick Guilbaud in Dublin, Le Gavroche in London, Don Alfonso 1890 in Naples, Maison Pic in Valence, and Can Fabes, before opening his own restaurant, Zaranda, in Madrid in September 2005, which earned a Michelin star within a year. He later relocated Zaranda to Mallorca, first to the Hilton Sa Torre, then to Castell Son Claret, where it earned a second Michelin star in the 2016 guide, at the time the island's only two-Michelin-starred restaurant. Zaranda closed in May 2020 when Castell Son Claret's ownership unilaterally ended the restaurant's contract during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Arellano reopened it inside the Es Príncep hotel in late summer 2021, where the Michelin Guide awarded the new location a star about three months later. Zaranda holds 1 Michelin star and 1 Repsol Sol at Es Príncep today, where Arellano cooks Balearic-rooted tasting menus built around local meats, fish and produce.
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Frequently asked
Who is chef Fernando Pérez Arellano?
A Madrid-born, self-taught chef who opened his first restaurant, Zaranda, in Madrid in 2005 and has led it through three subsequent homes in Mallorca, now at the Es Príncep hotel in Palma.
Where did Fernando Pérez Arellano train before opening his own restaurant?
He trained at Patrick Guilbaud (Dublin), Le Gavroche (London), Don Alfonso 1890 (Naples), Maison Pic (Valence), and Can Fabes, after first discovering cooking while washing dishes in a Dublin restaurant.
When did Fernando Pérez Arellano open Zaranda?
In September 2005, at age 27, in a small space on Calle San Bernardino in Madrid. The restaurant earned a Michelin star within a year, in 2006.
Why did Zaranda close at Castell Son Claret in 2020?
The hotel's ownership unilaterally ended the restaurant's contract during the Covid-19 pandemic in May 2020, while Zaranda held two Michelin stars as the only restaurant on the island with that distinction at the time.
Where does Fernando Pérez Arellano cook today?
At Restaurante Zaranda inside the Es Príncep hotel in Palma de Mallorca's old quarter, which he reopened in late summer 2021. The restaurant holds 1 Michelin Star and 1 Repsol Sol.