31 May, 2015 @ 16:00
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Creative cuisine: Where to eat in the Guadalhorce Valley

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WITH an incredible range of local produce it is no surprise you can eat well in the Guadalhorce Valley.guad-food

Casa Paco attracts diners from far and wide and understandably so, with not just an amazing range of fresh fish and seafood, but for its stylish interior.

It has also been running since 1985 with current owner Juan starting to work there at the ripe old age of 16.

A charming livewire with a young family, he works extremely hard to make sure the offering is continually fresh and of the season and it is not for nothing this is one of the genuine ‘dining secrets’ of Andalucia.

The hot conchas finas are incredible, while the razor shells are as fresh as could be and the grilled langoustines unforgettable. A stuffed tomato with tuna, egg mayonnaise and prawns was superb.

La Mota on the outskirts of Alhaurin, in its own secret valley, is another extremely popular rural option.

Run by a Dutch family, you dine on a candle-lit terrace at night surrounded by mature pine, orange and avocado trees.

A classic rural idyll, the diners are spoilt with a great mix of international dishes, with a slant on the oriental, Moroccan and Thai.

Its latest offering is an amazing starter or main course of red king crab, which is as succulent as lobster and comes care of owner Kees’ new company Norcrab.

Meanwhile you must try herring on brown bread, the chicken satay and a splendid ‘zarzuela’, which has a top mix of shellfish, rosada and langoustines.

The Thai prawn and chicken curry came in red, green or yellow depending on your preference for spice and was delicious. The apple strudel was a sure fire winner to end the meal.

If you are looking for Gallic flair (and let’s face it which foodies aren’t?), then look out for stalwart El Postillon, where you eat on a fantastic terrace overlooking a leafy garden and with views into the nearby Sierra de Mijas.

You will be spoilt by the cooking from Xavier Sierra, who after working in his parents’ restaurant in France and studying at the best cooking school in Bordeaux, Ecole Hoteliere de Talence, packed up his kitchen utensils and headed to Spain 20 years ago.

“I am passionate about cooking and I want to share that passion,” he says.

“Cooking is my life. My parents owned a restaurant and I was all but born in a kitchen.”

After running a restaurant in Fuengirola for the best part of a decade, Xavier made the move inland to spend more time with his family.

As one would expect his foie gras is excellent, as is his lovely seafood ‘gratin’ with prawns and scallops, not to mention a fresh sea bream.

Finally over in Coin, you must look out for the adventurous and highly romantic, Bohemia restaurant.

The owner Pedro Trillo has incredible talent both for his interior design, food and original tapestries which line the walls.

His food is classic soul food with a heavy emphasis on vegetables and, in particular, I loved the aubergines layered with salmon, parmesan, chives, caviar and cherry tomatoes.

The courgettes stuffed with goat’s cheese were amazing too and the portions are of an excellent size.

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Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.

After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.

On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.

This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.

After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.

After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.

As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.

He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.

He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

Contact jon@theolivepress.es

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