Celebrity Life
Basquing in glory
Foodies from around the world make the pilgrimage to San Sebastián for its famed Basque cuisine. But an English entrepreneur is shaking up Spain’s culinary capital and taking its gastronomyto even greater heights. Paul Richardson meets the man behind the food revolution. The second I step into the Hotel Maria Cristina, I can tell that... View Article
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Five of the best: Wine routes in Spain
From north to south, east to west, the sun-kissed wine routes of Spain cover the length and breadth of the Iberian countryside. Here, Elite Traveler brings you five of the most spectacular routes – to access the best vineyards and, of course, the finest wines Rioja Alta Wine Route The Rioja Alta Wine Route lies... View Article
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Meet the chef
Elite Traveler profiles Eneko Atxa, head chef of Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, Spain As a young boy growing up in the Basque Country – a region renowned for its gastronomic cuisine – Chef Eneko Atxa watched his mother and grandmother working for hours in the kitchen at home. “They were happy through making the rest of the family happy,” Atxa explains. It was... View Article
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Meet the chef
Elite Traveler talks to Joan Roca, head chef of El Celler De Can Roca in Girona, Spain On coming second in the Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants list It’s the highest recognition a restaurant can receive. We cook to awake senses and emotions. On his interest in fine dining It’s been a natural evolution. Our dream in... View Article
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Grant Achatz to open Alinea pop-up restaurant in Madrid
Grant Achatz has become the latest top chef to embark on a culinary world tour, with plans to take his triple Michelin-starred restaurant Alinea to the foodie elite in Madrid. The move is scheduled to take place next January and will involve flying out his entire team to the Spanish capital for a temporary pop-up. […]
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Lauren Aloise’s Devour Food Tours, Spain
Lauren Aloise’s Devour Food Tours, Spain
Lauren Aloise’s Devour Food Tours, Spain
Lauren Aloise’s Devour Food Tours, Spain
Alicante – Cloudless skies, turquoise and emerald beaches
Spain’s first BLUE wine goes on sale
Meet Gik, an absurdly, cobalt-blue wine made from a blend of red and white grapes, then dyed blue with the addition of anthocyanin.
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Spain’s top suites
The crème de la crème of hotel suites in Spain. THE SENTINELS, Cap Rocat, Spain Opened in June, these three new suites were originally surveillance points for the military fortess-turned-hotel, hewn into the rock face of the private peninsula and overlooking the bay of Palma de Mallorca. Each one also has a private terrace built into the cliffs. From $1,020 caprocat.com ... View Article
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