Meet the team
“Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.”
~ Anthony Bourdain
Our experiences have 5* reviews, with reviewers often referring to the guides themselves as being instrumental in making
their experience an unforgettable one.
Our foodie hosts have the most! A wealth of knowledge and experience, they have perfected the art of ‘infotainment’.
Come and hang out, eat and drink and have an unforgettable experience with The Food Experience and you’ll see for yourself.
pedro contreras gonzález
General Manager
Malagueño born & bred. Hilton-graduate hospitality expert. Restauranteur. Systems fanatic. Team ‘Carer’. Gazpachuelo geek.
Hanni Martini
Chief Experience Officer
Honourary Malagueña. ‘La Rubia’. Ex Management Consultant. Boqueron-mad. Daughter and Mother of Chefs. Adventurous eater – try anything once!
Jo Batten
OG (Original Guide & bit of a Gangsta!)
Art and history loving culture vulture. Life and soul of every party. Gifted storyteller who’ll have you hooked until the last bite.
Vera ANDERSON
Malaga Food Expert
From Shropshire to Spain. Cheese maker. Malaga-wine-lover. Big fan of goats. Has a ‘thing’ for clams.
Ellie Hurst
Malaga Food Expert
UK born, raised in France, living in Spain since 2000. Rolling stone. Naturally curious. Seduced by colours, textures and tastes.
Amy Wilmot
Malaga Food Expert
British by blood, Spanish by choice. Graduate of Uni of Valencia. Life time love affair with tapas. Sharing board fanatic. Cocktail adventurer.
Paloma
Culinary Concierge