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7th November 2017 DINING AT BAR ALMUDIN NEAR PLAZA DE LA VIRGEN
There’s a restaurant behind the Cathedral that was originally established in 1933 and has seen good times and bad over the years. It is now in a good phase, a great phase even. It is now proudly owned and run by Beni (José Manuel Benito), a great chef who has his fingers in quite a […]
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29th September 2017 MAKING PAELLA IN VALENCIA!
A Morning at Escuela de Arroces y Paella Valenciana If you were to ask a Valencian what his favourite dish is, his answer would surely be paella. If you are invited on a Sunday for lunch at a Valencian’s house, chances are the first thing that will be said to you as you walk in […]
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4th September 2017 TAJ MAHAL INDIAN & PAKISTANI RESTAURANT
TAJ MAHAL INDIAN & PAKISTANI RESTAURANT When we first arrived on these shores some 19 years ago, it was hard to find restaurants serving international cuisine and there were just a couple of Indian restaurants. One of them was ‘Taj Mahal’, which is still going strong and has just recently been completely revamped. Established in […]
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19th July 2017 Summer Drinking: Valencia White Wines & 2 New GINS!
This month VÍ Vid recommend a selection of Valencian white wines and a pair of new Valencian gins. Bodega ‘Vinya Nature’ is from Les Useres and produces some excellent wines and a cava. The ‘Baranc de l´ Infern’ white is 60% Chardonnay and 40% Macabeo and has had no oak ageing. Pale lemon, clean and […]
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12th July 2017 Clectic Open Kitchen
Open every day, the ‘24/7 Valencia’ team have lunched & dined out at ‘Clectic’ on numerous occasions over the years. It’s a really relaxing place to enjoy your food and drink and the restaurant really does live up to its name, providing a truly eclectic choice of tasty dishes from around the world. This is […]
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18th June 2017 VALENCIA WINES FROM THE ALICANTE REGION
DO Alicante shows its new wines in Dénia Each year the ‘Denominaciones de Origen’, (DO’s) show their wines during the Summer and June is the chosen month. Alicante have their ‘Winecanting’ Festival on 5 June (public admitted) to be held in MARQ; DO Valencia hold theirs under the Opera House on 12 June (entry by […]
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26th May 2017 THE VURGER (VEGAN FOOD)
VEGAN RESTAURANT IN VALENCIA Linda McCartney would be proud! It’s not often we review a fast food restaurant, but we have good reason to this month. Not a very long time ago when it was almost impossible to find a vegetarian restaurant in Valencia…finding a vegan restaurant really was impossible!!! I remember the first time […]
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23rd March 2017 EL OLIVO
TAPAS BAR OF THE MONTH Friends of ours live very close to where we were to dine for this month’s article, so we arranged to call in on them for a pre-dinner drink. We left a glass or two of a very nice red wine later and walked through the Barrio del Carmen’s flooded streets […]
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15th February 2017 Ciao Bella
D and I have been on a low-carb diet following a two-week visit to the folks back home in England and gigantic meals throughout the stay there. Every new house meant another lunch or dinner, or even brunch, sometimes all three in the same day. This, of course, led to expanding waistlines and ultimately – […]
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27th January 2017 SANTA COMPANYA TAPAS BAR
SANTA COMPANYA: INTERVIEW WITH OWNER RUFO 1. Tell us something about your background Since I came to Valencia 15 years ago, I have dedicated myself to the world of cuisine in a diverse manner via restaurants, catering and bars. First-hand, I have seen how Valencia gastronomy has really developed, paying special attention to the world […]
