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Food 
31st January 2021 A PUDDING OF MELLOW FRUITFULNESS By ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
##Although Britain is not well famed for its culinary heritage, it is generally accepted that they do have some fine desserts. So, this month, we indulge in puddings and “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”! A refrain which coincidentally originates from the translation of ‘Al freír de los huevos lo verá’ by […]
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Music 
31st January 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC ‘THE ONLY LIGHT’… A JAZZ ALBUM BY VIKTORIJA PILATOVIC
##Please explain to us the concept of your latest album…. Over the past few years, my feelings and experiences started developing into musical ideas and poetry. I needed to pour them out, so I started writing “The Only Light”. A couple of tunes were in the drawer for a long time. I started planning the […]
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Music 
30th January 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC…WHEN THE LEGENDARY ‘JOHN MAYALL’ PLAYED VALENCIA
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE “GODFATHER OF THE BRITISH BLUES” IN VALENCIA John Mayall (OBE) is a musical legend on both sides of the Atlantic. Born in Macclesfield in 1933 he was married with children, an art designer and part-time musician in the 1950s. By the early 1960s, the live blues scene was starting to grow […]
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Music 
28th January 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC WITH STEPHANIE CADEL
Based in Valencia, Stephanie Cadel is a French born singer-songwriter who, with her cosmopolitan band ‘La Caravane’, have released albums that reflect an increasingly diverse city. We met up with her in the bohemian barrio of Ruzafa for this exclusive ‘24/7 Valencia’ interview. 24/7 Valencia: Tell us something about your experiences and travels around the […]
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Art 
27th January 2021 Valencia City Council collaborates with the Cultural Association The Way of the Holy Grail
Valencia has an interpretation centre of the Holy Chalice of the Cathedral of Valencia and the Way of the Holy Grail in Jubilee Year. Thanks to the union of synergies between Emiliano García (councillor for tourism and president of Fundació Visit València), Antonio Bernabé (managing director of Fundació Visit València), Dr. Ana Mafé García (president […]
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Food 
25th January 2021 ALL HAIL THE KALE SALAD!
By Helen Westwater LA OLA FRESCA ##From the kitsch pinky prawn and avocado cocktail of the 70s, to the militant 80s pasta, brocolli tuna mix…or the 90s high-flying yuppie, tricolor mozarella, tomato, avocado, balsamic. As much as music and art, great salads also can encapsulate the aspirations and imagery of a decade. So, what will […]
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Music 
20th January 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC… NEW ALBUM BY ‘NESRINE’
##24/7 VALENCIA:Can you tell us something about NESRINE and her latest album on ‘Act’ record label? ACT RECORDS: When the Franco-Algerian singer, cellist and songwriter Nesrine Belmokh and her trio NES appeared on the scene in 2018 they seemed to emerge from nowhere. Many parts of the music world in Europe were taken by surprise […]
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Food 
18th January 2021 ‘PRESERVED LEMONS’ BY HELEN WESTWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
##Our condolences to those affected personally by the crisis and thanks to the hard work and dedication of health service workers. ‘La Ola Fresca’ is open again and ready to receive you once more with a new line in takeaway picnics and dishes to enjoy on the terraza. It has been a surreal siesta, in […]
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Food 
17th January 2021 ‘FRENCH ONION SOUP’ BY HELEN WESTWATER OF LA OLA FRESCA
‘La Ola Fresca’ is open again. This month, we offer as your nutritional weapon against flus and this dreaded virus a ‘French Onion Soup’. An old favourite of mine and one that you can easily make in your homes. French Onion Soup always reminds me of the flea market in ‘Porte de Clignancourt’ of Paris […]
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Food 
15th January 2021 ‘REDUCETARIAN RAGU’ BY HELEN WESWATER OF ‘LA OLA FRESCA’
##When I first arrived in Spain about fourteen years ago, generally speaking the only vegetarian option was tortilla or grilled vegetables or bizarrely a tuna fish salad! Thankfully, there’s been some re-education on that one and now Valencia boasts a host of good vegetarian & vegan restaurants. However, as I am one of those less […]
