
Mandarin Oriental dazzles Barcelona with Michelin-star Power
November 20th, 2009 admin
Enlisting celeb chefs to helm hotel restaurants is now de rigeur (hello Jose Andres and Jean-Georges Vongerichten). But the new Mandarin Oriental Barcelona has scooped up one of the world’s best chefs you’ve probably never heard of. Carme Ruscalleda, who counts five Michelin stars among her two restaurants (the only woman in the world to hold that
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