Celebrity chef to share 'gastrobotany' expertise with Beijing eatery

The Spanish restaurant Puerta 20 has just signed Spanish celebrity chef Rodrigo de la Calle, 40, to be its executive chef.

The Beijing restaurant located near the entrance of the 20th stand of the Workers' Stadium is very popular with Spanish food lovers and football fans.

The chef, who has been cooking since he was 18, is globally known for "gastrobotany", which means using botanical elements in haute cuisine. He jointly invented the concept in 2000 with Santiago Orts, a botanist.