She studied at the Costa Azahar School in Castellón and after a period of training in Formentera, she returned to the Comunitat Valenciana to continue learning under prestigious Valencian chefs whom she considers her teachers. At the age of 25, she ended her time at Saiti and decided to continue her learning path but this time on her own, opening her own restaurant. Vicky was clear that she wanted to continue in her homeland and close to her home, and she found the perfect place to open her first solo restaurant, in Sagunto, in the renovated stables of a 16th century mansion. There she decided to give shape to her dream of having her own restaurant, and so Arrels was born. In 2020, another important milestone in Vicky’s career happened: she was nominated for the Revelation Chef Award at Madrid Fusion, one of the most important gastronomic congresses in the world. That same year, the Repsol guide awarded Arrels with its first Sol Repsol, placing the project in the spotlight of the spanish gastronomic forums. And one of the best awards to date would come at the end of 2021, when Arrels received its first MICHELIN Star, making Vicky the youngest woman in Spain to achieve it. The year 2021 could not end in a better way, as Arrels receives the “Hedonista Award for sustainability”, for her cuisine’s based to seasonal and local produce.