Everybody in the “foodies” world in Spain knows Spanish chefs Ferran & Albert Adria’s Tickets restaurant and 41º coctail bar next door in the bohemian Parallel avenue of Barcelona. Now, from April 20th the lucky (or well connected) ones who will be able to get a booking, will enjoy the “Frosted Rain” futuristic dining experience there. Read more
We are delighted to hear that our good friends at Spanish Restaurant, Celler de Can Roca , have received yet another award! Yesterday, in Paris, The International Academy of Gastronomy, formed by 22 individual countries, held its General Assembly and Spanish chef Joan Roca of our beloved Celler de Can Roca in Girona received The Grand Prix de l’Art de la Cuisine 2011.
Madridfusion, the highly influential three-day gastronomic conference,brings together elite chefs and experts in the culinary field to discuss avant-garde trends, the evolution of tastes and new Spanish food habits.
The Spanish makers of extra virgin olive oil, Castillo de Canena, based in Canena (Jaén, Andalucia), have received yet another award, one more to add to the many they have received over recent years. This one is just about the most prestigious yet!
In the 2012 edition of the Flos Olei, the definitive Italian olive oil Guide headed up by Marco Oreggia, Castillo de Canena receives an amazing 97 points out of a possible 100 – the highest number of points given to any of the 1000 olive oils reviewed. Flos Olei, considered the olive oil equivalent of Robert Parker’s guide to the world of wine, had already awarded the Jaén based olive oil 96 points in its 2011 edition.
Marco Oreggia’s well known guide to the world’s best extra virgin olive oils has a very strict evaluation process, which is based on detailed tastings of olive oils produced in as many as 20 different countries.
If you fancy learning more about Spanish olive oil and only have a day to spare then our Taste of Catalonia Gourmet Day Tours can be personally customized to include visits to some of Catalonia´s top olive oil producers to sample some of the best olive oils in Spain!
How many people we wonder would love to cook like famed Spanish Chef Ferran Adria, but really wouldn’t dare. Now comes your opportunity with a new Cookery Book just published, The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria. Read more
How many people we wonder would love to cook like famed Spanish Chef Ferran Adria, but really wouldn’t dare. Now comes your opportunity with a new Cookery Book just published, The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria. Read more
Fans of Spanish Chef Martin Berasategui will be delighted to hear that he has opened a new restaurant – Doma – in Bilbao, Spain, located on the roof top of the exclusive five-star Silken Gran Domine Bilbao hotel, which is opposite the Guggenheim Museum. Read more
We recently ate at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and were mightily amused to see that the restaurant has brought the art and science world to their menu with, amongst others, a dish based on Einstein’s theory of Physics –
laid out on a plate with seaweed and anchovies. It seems the restaurant, run by top Spanish chef Josean Martinez Alija , is joining other top Art Galleries in Spain who have introduced such delights as Monet canapés, Walt Kuhn cheese and Gaugin focaccia!
Spanish chef, Jose Andres, the man credited with popularizing our famous Spanish food in the USA was named the nation’s most outstanding chef last Monday during the James Beard Foundation’s annual awards ceremony, the so-called Oscars of the culinary crowd. Spanish chef, Andrés, whose company, the Think Food Group, runs a string of popular restaurants in Washington, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, beat fellow chefs Gary Danko, Suzanne Goin, Paul Kahan and Charles Phan to win the prestigious accolade.
Ingredients for Basque Chicken – typical Spanish recipe:
8 Chicken joints to include all parts of the chicken or Joint a 1.70 kg chicken yourself into 8 pieces