Member interview: J.M. and J.C. Ortega

What is your full name?

Juan Manuel Ortega & Juan Carlos Ortega.

Where are you originally from?

Venezuela.

What languages do you speak?

English and Spanish.

Since when do you live in Barcelona?

(Juan Manuel) Since 8 years, (Juan Carlos) Since 5 years.

What is your profession / business?

We have a restaurant here in Barcelona called PRIMARIO Restaurant Bar, it’s a place to enjoy the best mediterranean—asian food in Barcelona, serving dishes of fish and meat of an outstanding quality. Located in the center of Plaza Doctor Letamendi, in the crossing of carrer de Arago with Enric Granados, PRIMARIO offers its customers a great bar at which they can enjoy excellent food as well as drinks, cocktails or a selection of tapas.

What makes your profession / business special?

The most important is that we are the owners of PRIMARIO restaurant, which is the first restaurant of the group as we have planned to open various restaurants.  The special thing about this is that we started this project and the business plan one year ago and now it is real.

What do you like most about Barcelona?

Well, we love Barcelona, this city is magic, is cosmopolitan, you can find people of different countries, the beach close to the city as well as the mountains,  the food, the party, Barcelona is amazing! 

What do you miss in Barcelona?

We miss our family in Venezuela but in Barcelona the quality of life is better than in a lot of other countries. 

What brings you to Barcelona Networking?

We know the founder of Barcelona Networking as he was our contact to find to us the perfect place for PRIMARIO restaurant.

What are your interests in Barcelona Networking

As everybody knows networking is very important and we think this idea is fantastic to find people who want to make business, to get to know new people and to practice any languages. 

What can you offer other members of Barcelona Networking

Well we offer PRIMARIO restaurant as the meeting point of Barcelona Networking, and we can offer our experience and our contacts or try to solve any questions of people who plan to move or start a business here in Barcelona.

Tell us special questions and concerns:

Barcelona Networking is an excellent idea to find people of different countries and cultures, to listen to other experiences in Barcelona, to find jobs, language-teachers, vendors, clients, friends or for all foreign people just help to integrate in Barcelona like us years ago.