NOT ONLY a GASTRONOMIC BLOG BY ELENA FERNÁNDEZ
Friendly fire in Leña, Dani García’s new restaurant in Madrid
The steep stairs that lead to Leña, the new restaurant of the Dani García group, could well resemble Dante's descent into hell. Basically, because what you do not expect is a dark place dedicated to the cult of the grill and the smoke. However, this story ends well,...
Renee´s Erickson slow writing… and food
Elena F. Guiral Her first book A whale, a walrus and a carpenter is the most beautiful cookbook I´ve ever read in my life but at the same time one of the most practical. Some of its recipes stuck with me forever, such as the halibut and morel sauce, the parsnip soup,...
Teruel: The High Desert Magic of Spain
Elena F. Guiral Teruel has a millenary agri-food culture developed in an arid, cold and hard land with the particular characteristics of the High Desert: heights estimated between 2,000 and 4,000 ft (600 and 1,300 meters) with short and very hot summers and...
Spanish vines, Washington wines. Spanish engineer, Washingtonian wine maker
Elena Fernandez Nothing could make me happier than seeing a wine maker… making wine. Even better if he is a fellow Spaniard compatriot. Javier Alfonso, owner of Pomum Cellars, was dealing with a batch of Tempranillo grapes just when I met him is his cellar at...
Celebrating National Grilled Cheese day… with Mahon cheese sandwich and gazpacho
Tasting Washington… and beyond
Elena Fernandez And here we are! Facing again a big food and wine event! The difference is that Taste Washington is not big is totally massive! So massive that is the biggest of his kind in the US. 225 wineries, 65 restaurants. 700 wines, 5,000 glasses, 200,000...
