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Editorial 
24th October 2018 DINING OUT AT ‘JUAN DE JUANES’ IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
1.Tell us something about the history of the restaurant and something about the life of Juan de Juanes…The restaurant was formed with the idea of recovering and exploring cuisine at its most essential and ancestral, namely the union of product cooked with fire. The name of the restaurant and the street where it is located […]
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Food 
14th October 2018 VALENCIA WINES…WHAT’S GOING ON IN UTIEL-REQUENA? (IT’S VALENCIA’S BIGGEST D.O.)
After the smaller crop last year, caused by the drought and late storms, this year’s harvest has just started with the Macabeo and Chardonnay varieties for Cava now being picked. The harvest has almost returned to traditional dates this year…after gradually coming forward by up to three weeks, in recent years, due to global […]
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Food 
25th September 2018 POTATO BONDA BALLS AT LA OLA FRESCA
Bouncing back to Valencia?! Put yourself in step with this tasty South Indian recipe for ‘Potato Bonda balls’. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, they are bonda wonderful! This recipe is inspired from my all-time favourite cookbook ‘World Food Cafe’ written by Chris and Carolyn Caldicot, my avid travelling & cook guru friends. […]
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22nd July 2018 TASCA EMBRUJO DEL CARMEN
SPANISH RESTAURANT: TASCA EMBRUJO DEL CARMEN Set on a quiet side street of the historic centre, ‘Tasca Embrujo del Carmen’ is a cosy and very welcoming Andalusian & Spanish restaurant. Throughout the year, you can enjoy dining on their flamenco-style terraza with the cathedral forming part of the rather sensual backdrop. Members of the ’24/7 […]
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Food 
19th July 2018 PETER ROCK RESTAURANT… IN THE BARRIO DEL CARMEN!!!
##Peter Rock is an original concept of pioneering rock restaurant bar in Valencia. It has a cool & friendly vibe that recreates images of legendary rock stars and musical instruments… creating a warm and pleasant atmosphere to enjoy memorable moments with friends or family. All of their dishes are homemade! Basically, we stand out. Savour […]
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Food 
18th July 2018 ‘RESTAURANTE CUINA DEL CHEF’ (Interview with award-winning chef Maria Teresa Camacho)
1. Can you tell us something about your background? I’m from a Valencian family where both my parents cooked traditional dishes to a reasonable standard. However, I was the only one in the family really curious about cooking a wider variety of cuisine from an early age. I loved being in the kitchen more than […]
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Food 
3rd July 2018 SWEETCORN SOUP WITH LICHIS & HUITLACOCHE…BY HELEN WESTWATER OF LA OLA FRESCA
As the heat rises, June’s recipe takes its inspiration from Mexican ingredients; a soup of sweetcorn that also uses the unusual ingredient ‘huitlacoche’, also known in English by the curious name of “Corn Smut” or “Devil’s Corn”. Without getting smutty, this is an extremely odd and unusual looking ingredient. It is actually a fungal disease […]
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Food 
23rd June 2018 WHY VALENCIAN ROSADOS ARE A GOOD BET IN 2018
We are sure that we have commented before on why Valencian Rosado wines are a must drink in Summer. This has mainly been because it is simply too hot to drink red wine between June and September. Rosados enjoy the body of red wines but the acidity and freshness of white wines and we have […]
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Food 
9th June 2018 HARD ROCK CAFE VALENCIA
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 into Hard Rock Valencia for an early lunch […]
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Food 
31st May 2018 THE GOURMET KNIGHTS @LA OLA FRESCA, VALENCIA
The ‘Gourmet Knights’ team is made up of our gallant chef, Alberto Corella, Helen Westwater(Queen of the sweets),Honor Witke (check out her band ‘Oh no’) and Javi de la Torre Sola, a name fit for a Knight and also a psychologist…always good to have on the team! Between them they jointly control the battleground. Together […]
