It all began with grandpa Antonio, a professional waiter. Then Manolo and his wife Mari, Antonio’s daughter, moved to Barcelona from Seville in search of work. Manolo did every imaginable job in the world of catering, picking up a lot of lessons on the way. And so the family opened their own bar in Molins de Rey: Manolo waited tables and Mari, the cook, who didn’t know how to fry an egg when they started, became a master of Spanish cuisine. They had two children - and several bars and restaurants. By the time Antonio retired, Manolo’s son Jose was just starting out in catering, in a bar the family owned in La Verneda .
