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A premium gin created on the Costa Blanca in Spain becomes an international award winner

IF Spain and alcohol are mentioned in the same sentence, then wine or a fine brandy are products that might immediately spring to mind. But an Alicante Province premium gin manufacturer is

22 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

REVIEW: Is El Jardin at five star hotel Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol worth the money?

One experienced German chef is proving that you can eschew modern cooking styles and still be exciting, discovers Jon Clarke

21 May, 2021 @ 09:20

Food & Drink·Hotel Reviews·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Costa del Sol

FROM PITCH TO PLATE: Spain’s Villareal football club opens own restaurant in Ceramica stadium

THESE are great times to be a fan of Villareal football club. Not only has Castellon’s ‘Yellow Submarine’ fought its way through to its first ever Europa League final, facing the mighty

18 May, 2021 @ 12:00

Castellon·Food & Drink·Football·Lead·Valencian Community

DOWN ON THE FARM: Plans underway to launch first ‘open farms’ day in Spain’s Valencia region to promote sustainable and local production

IF the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it is to appreciate the importance of local commerce – specially when it comes to food. Producers, transporters and sellers of basic foodstuffs put

15 May, 2021 @ 10:00

Alicante·Castellon·Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Calling all adventurers: ‘Zarajos’ and ‘entresijos’ – tried the weird Spanish food from Madrid?

Jon Clarke tests his tastebuds with a few of the culinary oddities of Madrid

10 May, 2021 @ 20:35

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Madrid·Where to eat

Oyster harvesting returns to Spain’s Santoña after red tide outbreak

OYSTER farming has returned to the area of Santoña today (Monday, May 10) after the Spanish Government halted a temporary ban. The Regional Ministry of Fisheries, Food and Environment has now suspended

10 May, 2021 @ 16:31

Food & Drink·Other News

DINING REVOLUTION: Where to eat in Estepona on the Costa del Sol

JUST take a sniff around the centre these days and, please, whisper it quietly: The most upwardly-mobile resort on the Costa del Sol is finally developing a foodie scene. As a series

9 May, 2021 @ 17:19

Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel: Costa del Sol

WHERE’S THE BEEF? Castellon businessman sentenced to four years in prison for selling horse meat disguised as beef

A 60-YEAR-OLD businessman from Castellon has been sentenced to four years in prison for selling horse meat disguised as beef. The Supreme Court this week confirmed the sentence, adding the requirement to

6 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Castellon·Food & Drink·Valencian Community

The nutty and sweet Spanish Christmas treat that can be tough to bite!

Why a Christmas Costa Blanca-made sweet that’s a Spanish favourite is making a move on the United Nations

COSTA Blanca politicians will ask the United Nations to designate November 7 as ‘World Nougat Day’. The Alicante Provincial Council has approved the move to support the popular Christmas-time sweet known as

6 May, 2021 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

JOIN THE CLUB: Tasty and healthy vegan food delivered to your Spanish doorstep

Q. Tell us about Vegan Food Club. How it all started? A. First of all, thanks for having me. I come from a vegetarian family in India. Ever since I was little,

4 May, 2021 @ 13:37

Food & Drink·Sponsored

BUY LOCAL: Agricultural union in Spain’s Valencia urges consumers to support regional and national producers

To set the balance right, the Valencian co-op makes a simple suggestion: buy Valencian and Spanish produce, if possible directly from farmers at markets or from small businesses.

3 May, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mao brings a touch of class to Chinese cuisine on the Costa del Sol in Spain

HAD enough of insipid sweet and sour and unimaginative fried rice? Well now there is an alternative on the Costa del Sol. I popped along to try Mao at Riviera del Sol

3 May, 2021 @ 13:09

Food & Drink·Other News

Fantastic Cooking Tips And Pointers To Make Your Life Tastier

A kind of art that everybody strives to learn in life is cooking. It’s true that everybody loves eating, but if we expand it a bit, we will find that everybody loves

3 May, 2021 @ 10:55

Food & Drink

Life’s a picnic: The Olive Press tests Bilbao’s famous Azurmendi restaurant

As Spain’s top chef Eneko Atxa opens in London, Jon Clarke checks out the green and wacky world of his Basque restaurant

3 May, 2021 @ 09:40

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Where to eat

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Causing a stir: New paella making robot set to take over restaurants across Spain

PAELLA traditionalists can be heard slamming down their spatulas across the country after culinary boffins have revealed a robotic arm that is claimed to make the ‘perfect’ paella. Unveiled at a hospitality

2 May, 2021 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

El Oceano: A touch of class when dining out in Mijas

DINERS searching for a touch of class on the Costa del Sol will be delighted that El Oceano is is now open for the 2021 season. This family owned and operated oasis

25 Apr, 2021 @ 17:46

Food & Drink·Other News·Sponsored

Old favourite meets new luxury at Olivia’s in La Cala

WHEN celebs arrive in the Costa del Sol, they call at La Cala. While Marbella usually means one thing: a full-on, hardcore, hangover-for-a-week partying where dawn means it is time for bed, and

25 Apr, 2021 @ 13:07

Food & Drink·Sponsored

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Move over Rome! Why Spain’s Mijas might just be the new place to eat pizza

No one does pizza quite like the Italians. And there are only two ways to really ensure authentic Italian taste: live in the centre of Rome (if only); or tuck into a

24 Apr, 2021 @ 15:38

Food & Drink

THE PERFECT PLONK: Spain’s red wine vintages to try and the ones to avoid this summer

AS the evenings get lighter and the temperatures begin to rise, signs of summer are well and truly here. And as bar terraces begin to dust off their chairs and tables and

24 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead

Food for thought: Is chorizo in paella really such a bad thing?

THE other day, while treating myself to a paella in Valencia’s Plaça del Mercat, I asked a passing waiter for alioli. The horror on the faces of my fellow diners was only

24 Apr, 2021 @ 11:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

REVIEW: Kava, the hottest new restaurant in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THERE is almost nothing routine about Kava. The cooks also serve as waiters, the head chef taught himself at home and everything on the wine list can be served by the glass.

23 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Where to eat

Lawyer turned chef wins Repsol award for Marbella restaurant on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A SELF-taught chef with a Masters degree in law is lighting the way for a new culinary revolution on the costas. Lawyer Fernando Alcala, 30, has snared a ‘sun’ award in the

23 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia·Travel: Costa del Sol

FROM FARM TO FORK: EU announces farming overhaul to improve animal welfare and tackle climate change

Other aims of the European strategy include tackling climate change, protecting the environment, ensuring fair economic returns for producers at every stage of the supply chain, and boosting organic farming.

21 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Food & Drink·National News

FAT FIGHTERS: EU enforces limit on artificial trans fats in food products

Fried fast food is the most infamous culprit, although artificial trans fats can also be found in certain types of margarines and vegetable oils, bakery products and frozen pizzas, among others.

19 Apr, 2021 @ 17:00

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

LISTED: All 23 bars involved as tapas festival returns this weekend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREVIEJA will be staging the region’s first tapas festival in a year over the next two weekends. The sixth “Let’s Go For Tapas” event sees 23 bars and restaurants involved, all serving

13 Apr, 2021 @ 21:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Bars And Restaurants Close Due To Covid 19 Crisis In Barcelona, Spain

SORRY, WE’RE CLOSED: Coronavirus spells the end of historic restaurants in Barcelona

FOUR historic restaurants in Barcelona city have been the latest high-profile victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Cal Pinxo was a hugely popular seafood eatery in the Barceloneta beach area that had been

13 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Food & Drink·Lead

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