Cod tripe, snow peas, chick peas and mushrooms
But make no mistake. This is not the second part of anything. Not even from his Barcelona restaurant, on the 24th floor of the Melia Barcelona Sky , for which the Torres brothers (yes, the TV twins) won their first Michelin star. Beyond bearing the same name, the one from Madrid is neither a copy nor a version of anything, but a restaurant with its own personality and located, already in itself, in a place with no possibility of replica: the old stables of the hotel Gran Meliá Palace of the Dukes , with 250 years behind them.
Unlike the rest of the hotel, where curtains, velvet and wood take the lead, the restaurant is an almost bare space, with exposed brick walls, flexes that come out of the wall combined with candles and aromatic plants, and a glass floor that reveals the archaeological remains of the excavations.
the tower brothers
Of course, there are common links between the two. To begin with, a large part of the team, which has been with them for years and knows their philosophy perfectly. To continue, the same producers, spread throughout the Spanish geography, who provide them with these chosen ingredients, selected one by one. And to finish, the essence of its menu, in which Mediterranean flavors rule, very personal and those gushing stews of “chup chups” for hours and hours (which give consistency to the bottoms of all the dishes) . Like grandma's kitchen. Specifically, that of grandmother Catalina, the one who taught her “two heavens” (Javier and Sergio) how to cook and who here becomes a bit like everyone’s grandmother to take us back to childhood with that “cannelloni of the grandmother Catherine , with melanosporum truffle and Parmesan cheese”.
Grandma Catalina cannelloni, melanosporum truffle and Parmesan cheese
Other house classics are not lacking on the menu, such as foie gras ravioli, dried tomatoes and Kalamata olives, served in a broth of Madrid stew ; those little bombs “al dente” with an intense flavor that explode in the mouth creating a kind of tsunami that you have to try, yes or yes, to understand the cuisine of the Torres brothers; but there are also novelties that flirt with the traditional, such as the Madrid-style cod tripe with chickpeas or the winter hug , his personal version of Madrid stew.
WHY?
Because we can finally try the cannelloni in Madrid grandmother Catherine . Because everything on the menu is round and could be ordered at random.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
We already know that there is nothing that we Madrilenians like more than a terrace, so in spring we also know what it will be the trendy restaurant.
Green apple, cucumber and crumble
IN DATA:
Address: Hotel Gran Meliá Palace of the Dukes. Cuesta de Santo Domingo, 5.
Telephone: 915 416 700.
Schedule: From Tuesday to Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and dinners from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (reservation essential).
How many: around 75 euros.
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