Spain on the Brain

What is your earliest memory of food?

I grew up in Fuenlabrada, which is on the outskirts of Madrid. Near my home, there was an orchard that grew cucumbers, and every day, I had to pass it to go to school. The farmer would cut the cucumber into tiny pieces, season it with salt and give it to me. I also vividly remember sitting on a stool in the kitchen of my family home, peeling garlic for my mother. I always helped my mother cook