Category Archives: Spain

Spanish Ham Without Borders – Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene – Atlanta, GA

Why would celebrated Southern Chef Linton Hopkins be leading an Ibérico Ham slicing demo? These were my first thoughts as I stepped into the 9:00am workshop at this year’s Star Chefs ICC. Country Ham, certainly, but after all, there were [...]

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Musings – Where Are The Destination Restaurants of North America?

Three stars reward exceptional cuisine where diners eat extremely well, often superbly. Distinctive dishes are precisely executed, using superlative ingredients. Worth a special journey. – the Michelin Guide
Restaurants don’t need to be difficult to get to to be “worth a [...]

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Sunday Photo – Meet the Press

Superstar chefs Andoni Luiz Aduriz of Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain and Alex Atala of D.O.M. in Sao Paolo, Brazil are interviewed at the same time and at the same table in the Press Room at Madrid Fusión 2013.
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Highlights of Madrid Fusión 2013 – Part 2 – Weisner, Aduriz and Albert Adría

My second installment from Madrid Fusión covers three very different presentations from Day 2′s main stage. Swiss chef Stefan Weisner prepared a single dish, but did so by fashioning everything about it right on stage. Andoni Luis Aduriz and his [...]

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David Muñoz and his Daring DiverXo

We live in a world of trends. They get started by one or a few and once they get going it is sometimes difficult to separate the creators from those who follow. Fusion cooking, that is the deliberate mixing of [...]

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Highlights of Madrid Fusión 2013 – Part 1 – Alija, Reitbauer & Arzak

The theme for the 2013 Madrid Fusión was “Creativity Continues.” I went to Madrid with my son intending to catch all three days and capture as much as we could to record here. Unfortunately, we both got sick and missed [...]

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Sunday Photo – Cecina

This Spanish air-dried beef ham called “cecina” is one of the world’s great culinary secrets. Much less widely known than its Spanish porcine cousin, jamon Iberico de bellota, it is every bit as complex and delicious. This example from the [...]

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Sunday Photo – Cochinillo – Casa Botín, Madrid

There really aren’t too many things in this world more delicious than a perfectly roasted suckling pig like this one here at Casa Botín in Madrid. Recognized by Guiness as the oldest restaurant in the world (it opened in 1725), [...]

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Europe 2013 – Culinary Pilgrimages: Part 2 – Madrid Fusión

Though not quite 100% on Tuesday, we managed to get up and make our way out to the IFEMA site for the second day of Madrid Fusión. I was sadly disappointed to have missed both David Muñoz and Pascal Barbot [...]

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StreetXo – Explosive Asian Flavors in Madrid

The inspiration for David Muñoz’ StreetXo located in “The Gourmet Experience” on the 9th floor of Corte Ingles Callao, just off Madrid’s Gran Via is Asian street food, in particular dishes from Singapore, China and Thailand. While neither the location [...]

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