under the motto “The main course arrives” , the Reina Victoria Theater in San Sebastian has welcomed this Monday, February 28, the delivery of the new Soles Repsol Guide 2022.
This year, Repsol Guide , a benchmark of national gastronomy, has distinguished a total of 97 restaurants: 2 with Three Suns, 12 with Two Suns and 83 with One Repsol Guide Sun.
The new Three Suns distinguish the commitment of Ivan Sardinian, in Toledo , and of the Padron brothers of Juan Carlos's Corner, in Tenerife, who have known how to grow their gastronomic projects by incorporating the socio-cultural influences and singularities of their respective environments into their kitchens.
Iván Cerdeño and the brothers Juan Carlos and Jonathan Padrón.
In addition, four restaurants will collect the Sustainable Sun: Coque, Monastrell, Raíces and Kofradia.
The event, hosted by Carlos Latre and Ainhoa Sanchez, has brought together more than 150 cooks, among which are important names in the culinary universe of our country, such as Dabiz Muñoz, Elena Arzak, Javier Torres, Maca de Castro, Martín Berasategui, Paco Roncero, Fina Puigdevall, Pepe Solla or Ricard Camarena, among others.
IVÁN CERDEÑO AND THE PADRÓN BROTHERS: THE GREAT WINNERS
The 2022 Repsol Guide Suns gala, organized for the fourth consecutive year by the Repsol Guide together with the Basque Government's Department of Tourism, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, has highlighted the "renaissance in kitchens" that occurred over the last year, also reflected in the faces and words of emotion of all the chefs who have joined the Repsol Guide family.
The big winners of the night? Iván Cerdeño and the brothers Juan Carlos and Jonathan Padrón (El Rincón de Juan Carlos), who have achieved Three Suns Repsol Guide 2022.
Veneer marrow at the Iván Cerdeño restaurant.
After three years leading the project, the Manchego Ivan Sardinian consolidates a kitchen with a great identity based on three pillars: the seasonal product, the synergy with the environment of the Montes de Toledo and the banks of the Tagus, and the historical memory of a territory reviewed under his particular prism and technique.
"We cook orchard and riverside watching the sea from afar, from the praise of our nearby mountains, #kitchenofmonteymar ” they sentence from the restaurant located in Toledo.
Any Iván Cerdeño dish deserves a visit to Toledo.
The Padron brothers They are, as we told you in Condé Nast Traveler, the chefs of Canarian origin with the greatest projection today , and after 18 years cooking in Los Gigantes (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Juan Carlos's Corner live your best moment in the hotel Royal Hideaway, Corales Resort , occupying a cozy space with sea views in The Caleta de Adeje.
The cuisine of El Rincón, in the words of Juan Carlos Padrón himself, "is a logical, grounded and coherent cuisine in which the diner can clearly appreciate the flavors; without disguise or techniques or presentations that sacrifice the essence of the dish”.
Thus, in El Rincón, the Canarian duo shows off its gastronomic proposal without limits, a cuisine of roots that venerates the sea, the good product and the marked flavors that identify them so much in each bite.
The Corner of Juan Carlos, La Caleta de Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
THE NEW TWO SUNS
This year, twelve restaurants reach the category of Dos Soles Repsol Guide, also stating that gastronomic talent is spread throughout the Spanish geography: Get up! (Araba), Katxiña Winery (Gipuzkoa), can cook (Saragossa), Estimate (Madrid), ikaro (The Rioja), Kaleja (Malaga), Library (Navarre), Odysseus (Murcia), Pablo (Lion), Raul Resino (Castellon), Tula (Alicante) and Xavier Pellicer (Barcelona).
The Minister of Tourism, Commerce and Consumption of the Basque Government, Javier Hurtado , and the CEO of Repsol, Joshua Jon Imaz , who has assured that "after some very complicated years in our lives due to the pandemic, the awarding of the Repsol Guide Suns fills us with satisfaction for what it means for 'normality' and recognition for u n sector such as the restoration that has experienced the crisis with particular virulence”.
The director of the Repsol Guide, María Ritter, He pointed out that “we like to be part of this effervescent environment and we are proud of all the chefs and restaurants that join our great family in 2022. It is nice to show that many professionals have the courage and the illusion of starting projects or looking for new approaches that respond to the demand for a conscious diner that embraces nature and claims indigenous memory and knowledge”.
“In total they are already 666 restaurants spread across every corner of Spain those who are part of the Repsol Guide Suns, whose vocation is to detect and value talent in the kitchen”, concluded Ritter.
A SUN
Among the 83 restaurants that premiere their first Sol, the push of Generation Z , What Alexander Serrano (Miranda of Ebro), Straws Maite (Houses-Ibanez), Fuentelgato (Orchard of the Marquisate), Kabo (Pamplona) or loves (Gipuzkoa), all in their twenties in charge of the kitchen.
It also highlights the resurgence of the family business in projects where the trust of work with partner, son or siblings is imposed, as damask (Grenade), more brown (Girona), AQ (Tarragona), Quimbaya (Madrid), Baeza&Rufete (Alicante), House Maruka (Palma, Balearic Islands) or Gotzon (Bizkaia).
The complete list of restaurants with a Sun is as follows:
In Andalusia: Casa Pepe de la Judería (Cordova), dig it (Malaga), La Sagra hills (Puebla de Don Fadrique, Granada), damask (Grenada) and TohQa (El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz).
In Aragon: callizo (Aínsa-Sobrarbe, Huesca), Hooligan (Zaragoza) and Vidocq (Formigal, Huesca).
In the Canary Islands: Casa Osmunda (Brena Alta, La Palma), Pier (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria), Ethereal Pedro Nel (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife), Kamezi Deli & Bistro (Playa Blanca-Yaiza, Lanzarote), The Dome (Costa Adeje, Tenerife) and Tabaiba (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria).
Joselito ham croquette in Cañitas Maite.
In Cantabria: Emma (Suances).
In Castilla La-Mancha: Cañitas Maite (Casas-Ibanez, Albacete), Epilogue (Tommelloso, Ciudad Real), Fuentelgato (Huerta del Marquesado, Cuenca), The esparto women (Casarrubios del Monte, Toledo), and Broom (Torrenueva, Ciudad Real).
In Castilla y León: Alejandro Serrano (Miranda de Ebro, Burgos), Garlic Soups (Palestine), Cumpanis (Aranda de Duero, Burgos), Marcela Brasa (Lion), mint (Salamanca) and Foodies Club (Valladolid).
In Catalonia: AQ (Tarragona), Can Boix de Peramola (Peramola, Lleida), delusional (Salou, Tarragona), Direct Boqueria (Barcelona), The Portalet (Bossost, Lleida), The Terrat (Tarragona), L'Antic Moli (Ulldecona, Tarragona), more brown (Vilablareix, Girona), Mount Bar (Barcelona), Vicus (Pas, Girona) and Xemei (Barcelona).
In the Autonomous Community of Navarra: Alma, Hamabi and Kabo (all in Pamplona).
Smoked Room (Paseo de la Castellana, 57), Madrid.
In the Community of Madrid: Barracuda MX, Éter, Fismuler, Ikigai, Mentica Gastronomico, Quimbaya, Smoked Room, Ugo Chan and Tripea (all in Madrid).
In the Valencian Community: Atalaya (Alcalà de Xivert, Castellón), aticcook (Denia, Alicante), Baeza & Rufete (Alicante), The Vents (Sant Joan d'Alacant, Alicante), Kaido (Valencia), karak (Valencia), Natxo Selles (Cocentaina, Alicante) and Ruben Miralles (Vinaroz, Castellon).
In Euskadi: Love (Tolosa, Gipuzkoa), Gotzon (Bakio, Biscay), Jauregibarria (Amorebieta-Etxano, Bizkaia), KEA (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba), The Pantry of Etxanobe (Bilbao, Biscay), Narru (Donostia, Gipuzkoa) and Remenetxe (Muxika, Biscay).
In Extremadura: Homarus (Caceres) and places (Badajoz).
Three bites 100% Berasategui
In Galicia: celibate (Ourense), Landua (A Coruna), sabrego (Round Field - Ribadavia, Ourense) and soriano (Vigo, Pontevedra).
In the Balearic Islands: Casa Maruka (Palma, Majorca), The rosemary (Mao, Minorca), it's smoke (Palma, Majorca), Etxeko Ibiza (Santa Eulalia del Rio, Ibiza), Jondal (Sant Josep de Sa Talaia, Ibiza) and Molo47 (Formentera).
In La Rioja: cloudy (Haro).
In the Principality of Asturias: El Molín de Mingo (Cangas de Onis), eleonore (Salinas), Mountain (San Feliz-Pola de Lena) and Oak by Jairo Rodríguez (Pola de Lena).
In the Region of Murcia: Kappou Makoto and Taúlla (both in Murcia).
SUSTAINABLE SUN #ALIMENTOSDESPAÑA
The Suns Guide Repsol 2022 edition has recognized four restaurants with the award ‘Sustainable Sun #Food Spain 2022’, one for each of the gastronomic categories of the Repsol Guide rating system.
This award, which premiered with the recognition of Azurmendi (Larrabetzu, Bizkaia) , evaluates aspects related to efficient energy consumption, responsible energy management, the use of renewable energy, carbon footprint management, mobility, digitization and training or the exploitation and use of products with a guarantee of origin and self-production.
The winners of the ' Sustainable Sun #AlimentosdEspaña 2022' are: Coke (Madrid), Monastrell (Alicante), Estate (Talavera de la Reina) and Brotherhood (Donostia-San Sebastian) ; for its commitment to sustainability in its energy management and in the use and promotion of local products and use.
Coque, by the brothers Mario, Diego and Rafael Sandoval ('Sustainable Sun #AlimentosdEspaña' in the Repsol Guide Three Suns category) has a clear project of environmental sustainability and energy efficiency that affects the local product, renewable energy and waste management that positions them as benchmarks in the sector.
Coke, Madrid.
In the Repsol Guide Two Suns category, the restaurant Monastrell of María José San Román stands out for its work in selecting zero mile products and for the recovery of different varieties, in addition to the remarkable task of spreading the message of sustainability and awareness inside and outside of Spain. The cook also has a roadmap towards carbon neutrality.
Estate (A Repsol Guide Sun), by Carlos Maldonado promotes the use and defense of Castilla-La Mancha products and has promoted Roots Foundation to focus its efforts on developing sustainability and promoting the circular economy.
brotherhood ("Sustainable Sun #AlimentosdEspaña" by the Repsol Guide reserved for the "Recommended" restaurant) , located in the port of Donostia and managed by the Organization of Inshore Fishing Producers of Gipuzkoa, stands out for its fundamental commitment to the to sustainable fishing and kilometer zero at sea.