Javier Pérez Andrés
Professional Jury - Spain
Javier Pérez Andrés is a journalist specializing in gastronomy, wines, agri-food, tourism, and rural development, with over 30 years of pioneering professional experience in these fields in the regional press. He can be seen weekly on RTVCYL's #ElArcón, heard on EsRadioCyL's #ElPicaporte, and read in the pages of La Posada de El Mundo, which he founded. Over the past five years, he has hosted the #ARGIrural rural cuisine forums, bringing together more than 5,000 restaurants in Castilla y León to analyze their present and future. He is the most followed journalist in Castilla y León across social media, reaching over 40,000 followers across all of them.