NOT ONLY a GASTRONOMIC BLOG BY ELENA FERNÁNDEZ

Wine and food: basic rules and possible, impossible, and unexpected pairings

Does food need wine or does wine need food? Seeing the number of people that accompany their meals with water, beer, or diet coke in whatever restaurant around us, we should be convinced of the latter. Few beverages are so dependent on a complement, perfect or...

Almavid: organic wines in the heart of Spain

A few months ago, I visited Fenavin, the most important Spanish wine fair in the world. I have always liked Mentrida PDO wines, so I decided to stop and try Almavid, a small family winery located in Valmojado (Toledo) and one of the few of the PDO that produces 100%...

Lakasa by Cesar Martin: seasonal and personal cuisine

I have never seen a restaurant that more clearly reflects the personality of its creator. After a long career in the hospitality world, Cesar Martin shaped his dream, Lakasa, a decade ago. Now, he has reconfigured your way to understand Italian cuisine with Mola Pizza...

Casa Marcial: a gastronomic journey from sea to sky

It is said that in many experiences the journey is an especially important part. When you visit Casa Marcial, this trip becomes a fundamental part. The 25 minutes that separate Ribadesella, a coastal town in Asturias in the North of Spain from La Salgar become a...

Harmony and diversity in the land of 1,000 wines

Bodegas familiares de Rioja has spent more than three decades trying to escape the long shadow of Rioja wine success. And trying to show that the best known Spanish wine region is simultaneously the most unknown They arrived in Madrid and put on the beret. And they...
Mediterranean diet decalogue: more than a lifestyle

Mediterranean diet decalogue: more than a lifestyle

The Mediterranean diet is a well to protect. Like this it understood it the UNESCO when it declared it Immaterial Heritage of the Mankind in 2010, thanks to the initiative of four communities of Spain (Soria), Italy, Morocco and Greece. It is considered like one of...

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Spain´s Great Match in Miami: the Yummy Chronicles

Spain´s Great Match in Miami: the Yummy Chronicles

 Elena Fernandez Last week, the Yummy Bull had the opportunity to attend to a Spain’s Great Match tour stop in Miami. The event took place at the The Moore Building in the Miami Design District. The Great Match is a celebration of the wines and food from Spain....

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