Landaluz

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Andalusia, the Confederation of Businessmen of Andalusia (CEA) and the Business Association of Food Quality (Landaluz) have organized on the 21st  and 22nd of December in the Real Casino of Madrid the 8th edition of Gastronomic Week of Andalusian Cuisine to promote Andalusian food products and disseminate their qualities among the different sectors of the Madrid society. The week starts out with the opening of an exhibition space with food products and an inaugural dinner where the ‘Taste of Andalucia” prizes will be awarded. The advisor of Andalusian Agriculture and Fisheries, Clara Aguilera, will chair the event along with the president of CEA, Santiago Herrero, and Landaluz president, Manuel Jurado.

At this year’s event, awards will be given to the Secretary of State for Tourism, Joan Mesquida, the restaurateur Ferran Adrià, the hotel entrepreneur Rafael Juliá, the president of the Spanish Basketball Federation, José Luis Sáez, and the president of the Royal Spanish Academy of Gastronomy, Rafael Anson, in recognition of his work in spreading Andalusian culture and gastronomy throughout Spain and abroad.

On December 22, the event will continue with a special breakfast made from local Andalusian Christmas products. Chefs such as Dani Garcia, Paco Torreblanca, Paco Roncero and Angel Leon will demonstrate buy a ’show cooking’, a new and innovative way of preparing an Andalusian breakfast. Subsequently, they will serve an appetizer and lunch that will be attended by major Spanish retail chains, as well as industry representatives from the hotel and restaurant industry in Madrid. The menus will be prepared by Andalusian such as Julio Fernandez, Juan José Ruiz, Juan Andres Morilla, Miguel Diaz, Ernesto Malasaña, José Luis Carabias, Alejandro Sanchez and Joaquin Liria, along with renowned chef Paco Roncero, will be presenting recipes made “within the variety and modernity of the new kitchen”, always starting with the best raw materials from the region.