{"id":10366,"date":"2020-03-26T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T15:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.capcana.com\/?p=10366"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:27:28","slug":"ibai-torres-a-top-chef-at-a-top-resort-secrets-cap-cana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capcana.com\/es\/ibai-torres-a-top-chef-at-a-top-resort-secrets-cap-cana\/","title":{"rendered":"IBAI TORRES: A TOP CHEF AT A TOP RESORT, SECRETS CAP CANA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Secrets Cap Cana<\/p>\n<p>Little did Ibai Torres know when he left Miami that he would be enamored with the Dominican Republic. He says, &#8220;When my wife and I left Spain, we said that we&#8217;d come here for 5 years, now, our daughter is Dominican since she was born here and we will stay for 5 more years minimum.<\/p>\n<p><i>Secrets Cap Cana is\u00a0<\/i>commited to redefine the all-inclusive experience by fulfilling every wish their guests might have and even exceeding their expectations. By working with Ibai Torres they set the bar up high. Torres has an\u00a0impressive background in haute cuisine, who took his first steps in the gastronomic world in his hometown, San Sebasti\u00e1n, where he studied and began to forge his career in different restaurants, among which one of them called ARZAK had three Michelin stars. Here he had the opportunity to develop his talent, passion and put into practice all his creativity in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>He continued his carreer, leaving behind San Sebasti\u00e1n to continue exploring and enriching his gastronomic and cultural knowledge for Spaniard cuisine, learning the wonderful gastronomic varieties in cities such as Alicante and Madrid; until he crossed the occean to the Americas and embarked on the adventure of being a chef in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>At his young age, he has a vast experience high-end hotels in Mexico, Punta Cana and now his current home, Secrets Cap Cana Resort &amp; Spa.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Secrets Cap Cana Little did Ibai Torres know when he left Miami that he would be enamored with the Dominican Republic. 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