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23rd June 2022 Ayudadesdetumercado: an urgent appeal for aid for Ukrainian refugees
The last few months in Ukraine have resulted in devastating impacts for its citizens, many of whom have been forced to flee their home country in the face of war and destruction. From today, an urgent appeal has been released to Valencian citizens to donate food and hygiene products to the more than 2,000 Ukrainian […]
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18th June 2022 ‘FARTONS’ IN VALENCIA! BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
When I arrived in Valencia over 20 years ago, I was not really aware that the language valenciano existed. I remember chortling to myself in a supermarket as I spied a packet of iced buns labelled ‘Fartons’. Worse, later, I even pompously wrote to the organisers of a festival suggesting they change the festival name […]
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17th June 2022 WINE TASTING IS BACK
VÍ Vid is very happy to say that tastings have resumed and there are almost too many to go, as both distributors and DO (Denominación de Origen) organisations are keen to start showing their wines… after nearly three years in some cases! We have two sets of wines we can report on, following a visit […]
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9th May 2022 CASINO ROCK: CASINO DE AGRICULTURA’S EXCLUSIVE BURST OF FLAVOUR!
“Casino Rock”, an exclusive restaurant for members of Casino de Agricultura, has recently made its grand opening. Run by Andrés and Mario Hidalgo, the brothers have relocated from Madrid back to their native Valencia. Passion, tradition, and fusion all symbolise Casino Rock. Through combining traditional Mediterranean cuisine with Asian flourishing, this restaurant is both modern […]
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27th April 2022 TAPAS BAR IN THE CENTRE OF VALENCIA …’BOATELLA’
It is undeniable that ‘BOATELLA TAPAS’ is an essential part of the Valencia Tapas scene. Unpretentious and welcoming, what you see is what you get. Founded in 1990, this Tapas Bar has become somewhat famous for serving loyal locals and happy visitors at the more intimate bar and also on the impressive terrace. There is […]
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8th April 2022 Take part in the Golden Bunny Easter Hunt
Because it is not Easter without Lindt chocolates! Swiss premium chocolate company Lindt & Sprüngli invites all the chocolate lovers to celebrate Easter by organising an Eastern Hunt with its iconic Gold Bunny and chocolate eggs and mini chocolate eggs, created specially for this time of year. Lindt Master Chocolatiers created the Golden Bunny over […]
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30th March 2022 ‘TITAINA’ TASTING AT ‘MI CUB’ IN MERCADO DE COLÓN OF VALENCIA
Local Cooking Competition of the Traditional Cabanyal Dish! The Mi Cub in the Mercado de Colón hosted its “II Torneo de Titanina Valenciana” since 2019 when the competition was introduced and halted by the Covid outbreak. ‘Mi Cub’ is a restaurant dedicated to promoting local Valencian food and products, which is why they introduce the […]
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16th March 2022 A VALENCIAN ‘EARLY LUNCH’ IN FALLAS 2022!
There were overflowing pans, pickles, toasts, brotherhood and sisterhood and a purely Valencian atmosphere this morning at lunchtime, with the taste of things well done. ‘L’Esmorzà’, the new event promoted by Amstel, the hotel and catering industry and the fallero world to enter the official calendar of festivities, is already being seen in the streets, […]
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14th March 2022 ‘L’Esmorzà’ To Take Place on March 16th In Valencia!
There is hope that the Valencian early lunch will be included in the official calendar in 2023. The world of Falleros and Falleras and gastronomy and Amstel, one of the sponsors of Fallas, will collide together to bring the #ESMORZÀOFICIALJA to the streets of Valencia on March 16th. The event will also take place in […]
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2nd March 2022 WIN PRIZES IN AMSTEL’S RAFFLE FOR #ESMORZÀOFICIALJA (VALENCIA)
#If you have attended or participated in Fallas before, you’ll know that sharing a lunch together (maybe even paella), is a communal highlight. That is why the brewery Amstel has started the movement #EsmorzàOficialJa, petitioning the Juna Central Fallera to include the famous ‘L’Esmorzà’ Valencian lunch in the official Fallas festivities calendar. ‘L’Esmorzà’ has become […]
