37 years as a professional chef, working for the hotel chain “Hipotels” Mallorca, Hotel Monasterio Rocamador (Badajoz), Restaurante Torre de Sande (Cáceres) and currently at Restaurante Lugaris (Badajoz).
Among other merits, Javier García has been cooking champion of Extremadura in 2004, Chaquetilla de Honor de la Asociación de Cocineros y Reposteros de Extremadura 2014, Caldero de Honor de la ciudad de Cáceres 2018, best chef of Extremadura 2021 awarded by the Real Academia de Gastronomía Extremeña, Encina de Plata del Certamen Gastronómico del Cerdo Ibérico de Barcarrota 2024. He is also a favourite son of the town of Barcarrota.
He has more than 200 TV cooking programmes as presenter of the programme “Buenas Migas”, collaborator in the radio programme “A Cuerpo de Rey” (Cadena Cope Extremadura). He has also published 4 cookery books, Comer por Placer, El Manjar de la Dehesa, El Jamón a la Cocina and las 100 mejores recetas extremeñas de hoy y siempre.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that in 2022 Lugaris was awarded the Sol by the Repsol guide.
