Ham and tomato, an essential classic
A year ago Juanjo López, chef and owner of La Tasquita de Enfront, opened El Porrón Canalla. convinced that “the sandwich was reviled” and cornered by other cooler foods such as pizza or hamburger, he decided to recover those "old mother sandwiches" with which we have fed ourselves all our lives.
With top quality ingredients (Vienna baguette bread, ham and sausages from Arturo Sánchez; and cans from Frinsa) at El Porrón Canalla the sandwiches are made on the spot, as you ask for them, to take them right there in the modern place with long tables, under the watchful eye of its rogue logo, a pink skull; or to take them with you. And if you stay there, his thing is to soak the sandwich with a good porrón.
An ode to the sandwich in Madrid
Precisely because the philosophy of El Porrón Canalla, with their sandwiches and their porrones, is to share, Juanjo López has joined the association A start for all, which helps children with problems of social exclusion, in an initiative that will complete the usual menu throughout the summer. Every Thursday until October 13, a renowned chef will create a unique sandwich from which 100 unique units will be made.
mussel sandwich
Among the names that have come up with these unique and charitable sandwiches are, Quim Casellas from Casamar, Stefano Cerveni from Due Colombe and Javier Goya, from Triciclo . In September they will take over, Hugo Muñoz from KBK Aravaca, Silvio Salmoiraghi from Acquerello, Nacho Manzano from Casa Marcial and Mauro Eli from Il Cantuccio . And to close this initiative Umiko and Javer Estévez from La Taquería. The only instructions they have been given when creating their signature works, “their plate between breads”, is that they be “simple and for everyone”, says Juanjo López.
Some of the chefs will appear on their rogue Thursday, but the one who will always be among the grills at El Porrón will be Fernando, the young man from A start for all that he will spend these months training in sandwich techniques so that in the near future he will have the knowledge to start his own catering business.
The association A start for all is dedicated to working with kids who have had difficulties and trains them in restaurants and hotels so that they can find a job and a goal. They get internships in popular restaurants and with well-known chefs, and the ultimate plan is to create their own hotel school on the motto “Love and serve” . Serving, helping and restoration are concepts that go hand in hand.
Gourmet sandwiches are created here
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Address: Ballesta Street, 2 Madrid
Summer schedule : Mon-Sat 7pm to 1am
Telephone : 915320604
Half price : sandwich + porrón 13 euros
Juanjo López's sandwich