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16th September 2020 EVERY WEDNESDAY…TAPAS & VERMOUTH BY THE BEACH!
##Beginning to think Wednesdays were getting boring? Us too. Luckily for us, the barrios ‘El Cabanyal’ & ‘Grao’ & ‘Canyelamar’ are trying to change this. Every week on Wednesday, twenty one restaurants around the neighbourhood are participating in “Ruta de La Tapa Marinera + Vermut”. Visit any of the restaurants/tapas bars on the list and […]
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8th September 2020 HARD ROCK CAFE® VALENCIA IN 2020
## MENU INNOVATION HEADLINED BY AWARD-WINNING STEAK BURGERS! Hard Rock Cafe Valencia is easy to find as it is just off Plaza Ayuntamiento, so it is as central as can be. If you are arriving from the main Valencia train station, it is literally across the road! A couple of the ‘24/7 Valencia’ team popped […]
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Editorial 
3rd September 2020 OPEN AGAIN! SUPERB SPANISH HAM AND MORE AT ‘LÓPEZ PUERTO RESTAURANTE’
##‘LÓPEZ PUERTO’ started out as a family-run business back in 1954, specializing in ibérico meats in Spain. Their acorn-fed pigs are raised in open fields, which results in the legendary ‘bellota’ jamón ibérico that is rated as “one of the top four hams in the world.” Their ibéricos are so in demand that they now […]
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22nd August 2020 VALENCIAN ‘VERMUTS’ AND VALENCIAN WHISKY
This summer we have been able to review the new Vermouth and Whisky from a Bodega based in Calles, ‘Vegamar’ and the new Vermouth from ‘San Pedro Apostol’, the Bodega Cooperative in Godelleta. Covid-19 had not only stopped tastings for the last 3 months or so but Bodegas who had new products to launch onto […]
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25th July 2020 VALENCIA GINS, WHITE & ROSADO WINES
## VÍ Vid were ‘on tour’ in the Ribera del Duero, tasting white wines from the Rias Baixas in Galicia and tasting monovarietal wines from Monastrell, Moscatel and Bobal in the next phase of the ‘Concurso de Vinos Valencianos Proava.’ The first two elements have taken us out of our normal comfort zone and challenged […]
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20th July 2020 TOBLERONE-STYLE CHOCOLATE BISCUIT CAKE
##FOOD BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’ Toblerone-style Chocolate Biscuit Cake 1 /2 packet of digestive biscuits, crushed 1 handful of walnuts, crushed with the biscuits 1/3 bar of dark chocolate (72% cocoa solids) 75 gm / 3 oz. butter 2 tablespoons honey 50 gm /2 oz. granulated sugar 50 gm 2 oz. cocoa […]
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13th July 2020 CHEF QUIQUE DACOSTA IS VOTED BEST BUSINESSPERSON OF SPANISH RESTAURANTS & CATERING
##The Royal Academy of Gastronomy recognizes Quique Dacosta, the chef with three Michelin stars, coinciding with the recent tenth anniversary of the founding of the Quique Dacosta Group with headquarters in the Valencian Community and an eye on the international scene. Quique Dacosta Restaurant (3 Michelin stars), ‘El Poblet’ (1 Michelin star), ‘Carolina’, ‘Llisa Negra’, […]
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22nd June 2020 ALL OPEN AGAIN! CAFÉ & TAPAS & ICE CREAM…WALKING AROUND THE CENTRE OF VALENCIA
#For those who are looking for a fun day of walking around Valencia and visiting cafés, there are plenty of options for you. One day I visited Plaza de Ayuntamiento and was walking around. I noticed the restaurant ‘Cocoa.’ I was drawn in by the description on the outside saying it was an international restaurant […]
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22nd June 2020 OPEN AGAIN! TAPAS AND VINYL RECORDS AT ‘SPLENDINI BAR i DISCOS’
##‘Splendini Bar i Discos’ is a stone’s throw from the main train station so very central and easy to find. Jordi Belenguer and Jose ‘Mardi’ have a “local” that literally mixes the concept of a BAR & RECORD SHOP. You can enjoy good beers, wines and liqueurs accompanied by the best music on offer with […]
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15th June 2020 FRENCH CHOCOLATE CAKE BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
##We’re going to dive into a “new normal” chocolate feast that gives our Señor Brownie a run for his money. This recipe, borrowed from my friends Chris and Carolyn Caldicott from their book, ‘World Food Café’, is flour-free, so celiac-friendly, but with plenty of butter and real chocolate. If you are feeling a touch melancholy […]
