The official inauguration
ceremony took place on Friday in the presence of the mayoress of Jerez, Mamén
Sánchez, the president of González Byass, Mauricio González Gordon,
representatives of the Junta de Andalucía and the 30 or so institutions which
have supported the project. The haute cuisine restaurant is the first in the world to be staffed
entirely by people with some form of disability who have been given a chance to
show that they too can contribute to society. The Diario de Jerez reported the
event noting that while independence was being declared in Cataluña that same
day, the 30 disabled staff of Universo Santi were also being given independence
- and without trampling on the Constitution. The late chef Santi Santamaría, himself
a Catalán, was the first to win three Michelin stars in Cataluña for his
restaurant Can Fabes in Sant Celoni (Barcelona). His widow, Angels Serra, who
was also present at the event, said that Santi would be very pleased and would
have agreed instantly to this project and wanted to be involved. It deserves
all our support. The doors are expected to open imminently.
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| The staff at Universo Santi |
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