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Ten of the most desirable (and expensive) delicacies produced in Spain

Fiona Govan - 18 Aug, 2022 @ 08:15

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EXCLUSIVE: As Dani Garcia’s Michelin-starred restaurant shuts, top chef spills beans on what Michelin Guide really look for

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Ode to autumn: 10 reasons to love the season of mists, mellow fruitfulness and effortless parking

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A different sort of noise: Lenox Napier’s Portuguese adventure

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Beer ranking survey in Spain reveals shock winner

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Former ElBulli chef teams up with Disney to get kids eating healthily

Iona Napier - 21 Apr, 2016 @ 15:56

The project promotes healthy recipes for kids in a fun way

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Best chocolate in the world comes to El Corte Ingles in Spain

Rob Horgan - 7 Mar, 2016 @ 08:07

Ecuadorian bar already named world's best at International Chocolate Awards

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Spain: Europe’s new craft beer capital

Iona Napier - 13 Feb, 2016 @ 18:45

Welcome to the brew boom

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McDonald’s reports mega sales with 40% of Spain’s fast food market

Iona Napier - 31 Jan, 2016 @ 09:30

In the McMoney

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Master chefs gear up for San Sebastian food festival

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 12 Jan, 2016 @ 15:54

San Sebastian is the jewel in Spain’s culinary crown. Home to some of the world’s best restaurants, proud traditions are carried forward by its gastronomic societies, whose chefs lead raucous celebrations every January 19 at the spectacular La Tamborrada. In an award-winning article Joe Duggan recalls this unique fiesta

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Definitive list of world’s top 1,000 restaurants compiled by computer

Rob Horgan - 29 Dec, 2015 @ 08:29

El Celler de Can Roca, is the only Spanish eatery to feature in the top 10

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After-eight: Malaga’s Michelin-starred dining delights

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 10 Dec, 2015 @ 18:58

Malaga’s march to restaurant supremacy gathers speed, with eight Michelin stars dished out in the region

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Gaucin restaurant transformed by Gordon Ramsay closes

Iona Napier - 14 Nov, 2015 @ 09:18

Eatery appeared on Gordon Ramsay’s Costa del Sol Kitchen Nightmares

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Spanish restaurant manager stabs waiter for ‘serving too slowly’

Iona Napier - 22 Oct, 2015 @ 12:50

Kitchen nightmare in a Valencia restaurant

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Hungry tourists spending millions sampling Spain’s restaurants

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 3 Oct, 2015 @ 12:45

Spending in Spanish restaurants reached €38,300 million last year

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Come Dine With Me coming to the Costa del Sol… and recruiting!

Iona Napier - 28 Aug, 2015 @ 15:49

Come Dine With Me is coming to Marbella and the Costa Del Sol

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Spaniards pay less alcohol tax than anywhere in Europe

Rob Horgan - 2 Jun, 2015 @ 10:20

A recent study found that Spaniards pay lower tax on their beers, whiskeys and wines than anywhere else in Europe

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Spanish job advert demands big-breasted barmaids

Iona Napier - 9 Mar, 2015 @ 16:57

The bar owner came under fire for the job advert demanding big-breasted beauties only

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Drink driver is ACQUITTED of killing British expat, 39, in hit-and-run in Spain's Mallorca - despite being TWICE over the alcohol limit

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Zig-zagging 'nine times over alcohol limit' lorry driver chased by police on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

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Autistic 'Irish' boy, 11, 'is sexually assaulted in front of his family' at hotel in Spain's Tenerife

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2 bedroom Apartment for sale in Costa de la Calma with pool - € 749

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Record-breaking summer for Spain’s Costa del Sol as more than 6 million tourists spend over €8 billion between June and August

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