Vidal was born and raised in
Barcelona, and worked in his family's restaurant. He pursued a culinary education at Escola de Restauracio i Hostelatge de Barcelona in 1996, receiving two degrees. Shortly after graduating, he began an internship at Can Gaig, a
Michelin starred restaurant. He spent a year at Maison de la Catalogne in
Paris. After returning to Barcelona, he worked as a
pastry chef at the Windsor restaurant. He then went on to work at
elBulli,
L'Arpège and restaurant Alain Ducasse, acquiring experience under several notable European chefs including
Alain Passard,
Alain Ducasse and
Ferran Adria. Vidal opened a third Boqueria location on Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. in March 2012. Boqueria is named after
Mercat de la Boqueria, a popular food market in Vidal's home city of Barcelona. ==References==