Enjoy calendar: thirteen tracks for this season
1. MOTHEREAT
The third weekend of October (on the 18th and 19th) in the Real Jardín Botánico de la Complutense. The first Streetfood market in Madrid with twenty stalls: barbecue, porkbun, chicken bun, hamburgers... and the participation of Estanis Carenzo, Luis Arévalo or Iván Domínguez. I'll be there.
two. SAN MATEO HARVEST FESTIVALS IN LA RIOJA
In honor of San Mateo (the drunken Saint) it is celebrated in Logroño on September 21 the grape tread and the first must . We will drink wine of the year (which is what it touches, on the other hand), we will destroy Laurel Street, we will regret that last “zurracapote” and we will have a good time . Everything's fine.
Calle Laurel, the indispensable street for wine and tapas in Logroño
3. NOOR BY PACO MORALES
No half measures: I am passionate about Paco's talent . In spring he will open (finally) his house/restaurant in his native Córdoba, and beyond the nonsense of 3D, he will bring us the recovery of Moroccan cuisine: "In Noor, Arab cuisine is going to be the necessary catalyst to amalgamate the sediment of all the other cultures that have inhabited Andalusia. It is about purging the Arab and North African heritage in Andalusian cuisine". He's going to mess it up very brown, you'll see.
What else is cooking in the kitchen of Paco Morales?
Four. THE MICHELIN GUIDE 2015
On November 19 they will deliver the coveted Stars in Marbella . And look, I have always defended (and will continue to do so) the most respectable of gastronomic guides, but… isn't all this about whether Sant Celoni takes the third place or the absurd nationalist debate about whether the focus is on Madrid or Barcelona? I dont know...
5. STREETXO LONDON
At the end of this year (the opening has been delayed) in the 15 Old Burlington Street, in Mayfair. David Muñoz must always be followed (not running, he runs a lot) wherever he goes, whatever he does.
6. THE COUNT DUKE
Conde Duque: the "artisan street" where Rubén Valbuena (curious guy: four languages, UN consultant and doctor in geography) has planted his artisanal cheese factory (always raw sheep's milk) and Chris Tonge his workshop. Also Jesús Marca (learned baker) with his Panic, will once again make us enjoy the 'sandwich' as the gastronomic pinnacle of humanity. Sourdough is the new sush Yo.
Hmmmm... the smell of fresh bread
7. BEGOÑA RODRIGO (LA SALITA) IN PATACONA
In a two-story house facing the sea. The "Amazon of the stoves" we are moved at the end of the year to what will be the coolest neighborhood in Valencia, once Ruzafa's nonsense has passed. The winner of Top Chef will remain faithful to her haute cuisine proposal (upstairs) but she will also go to the market kitchen with a barbecue on the ground floor: product, product and more product. What do you want?
8.**ANGEL LION AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL**
It gives me that, despite the fantastic bet that the big hotels in Barcelona are making for gastronomy **(the Arts with Arola or Paco Pérez, Majestic with Nandu Jubany or the Mandarín itself with Ruscalleda) ** in Barcelona a figure like that of Ángel León was needed. A full-fledged must-read. Rather: a must eat.
9. SHARE, IN BARCELONA
The original draft of Oriol Castro, Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas (all three from elBulli, where they were chefs for the last fifteen years) was born in Cadaqués with a purely Bullinian language and is preparing to land in Barcelona. That's right: Barcelona is very strong.
Traditional Chinese medicine for the soul
10. THE NEW TASQUITA FROM FRONT
Which is the same as always, but prettier. If you ask me about two (only two) restaurants in Madrid: ** Tasquita and Muñoz **. Juanjo López's house changes, but he does not: "It is an exercise in reflection without eccentricities, an acknowledgment inspired by the experiences and memories of all the clients who have passed through here in these 50 years." what teacher.
eleven. THE WINERIES OF SANLUCAR DE BARRAMEDA
We will talk about this in due course —the subject is long, complex and sad; but here's a sneak peek: Sherry dies. Like Fantasy. like venice . Like written journalism and like celluloid. Hopefully this will change but, just in case, don't take too long to visit Barbadillo, Argüeso, La Gitana or the magical Misericordia de La Guita.
12.**NERUA**
I don't know anymore if it's a personal weakness, if I've lost my mind or it's just that I'm in love with some bed. **But I still have no doubts: after (so far) 25 Michelin Stars marked on my enjoyment map ** (hey, Mr. Wonderful guys… what are you waiting for to make "The enjoyment map"? —my royalties in champagne, thank you) throughout this 2014 I continue in my thirteen: There is no kitchen like Josean Alija's.
Nerua: surprising and without cheating
13. PINTXOS PASSPORT
The 2014 San Sebastian Film Festival (its 62nd edition) is important for three reasons. Three:
- It is celebrated in the best city on the planet.
- Passport Pintxos , which is a passport to sink between your chest and back the best pintxos in Lo Viejo and Gros; and that you can buy at the San Sebastian Food delicatessen inside the Maria Cristina.
- Jessica Chastain.
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Jessica Chastain