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International supermarket chain Lidl launches project to support a sustainable Olive Oil industry in Spain

LIDL Supermarkets are launching a new project on Monday, February 8, promoting the sustainable development of the olive sector in Spain. More than 250,000 families are said to depend on the industry,

7 Feb, 2021 @ 13:30

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Two new supermarkets open in popular expat areas on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALDI strengthens its presence on the Costa Blanca as it opens its first supermarket in La Marina Urb. and a new store in Orihuela Costa. The new site in La Marina, San

2 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Aponiente chef Angel Leon gets his underwater superfood approved by the UN

HE is Spain’s definite Chef of the Sea, an off-the-wall maverick, more than worthy of his three Michelin stars. But now Angel Leon of Cadiz’s revolutionary Aponiente believes he has found a

2 Feb, 2021 @ 12:45

Food & Drink·Lead

THE FUTURE IS ORANGE: Valencian citrus farmers finally on the money ‘thanks’ to COVID

Valencian orange and lemon producers saw their income go up at last

19 Jan, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Barcelona company wins Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2020

A VEGAN brand based in Barcelona is feasting at the top table after winning a highly coveted business prize. Plant-based food company Heura scooped the 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year title, awarded

7 Jan, 2021 @ 19:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Delighful dozen: The wine discoveries in Spain you need to know about according to experts

A DOZEN Spanish wines have received sparkling reviews from a top drinks critic. Fedellos do Couto, Bastarda from Galicia and Javier Revert Viticultor, Simeta from Valencia were among the picks selected by

6 Jan, 2021 @ 17:00

Food & Drink·Other News

Vineyards were the most abandoned crop in 2020

DARLING BUDS OF NAY: Valencia region heads ranking of abandoned farmland in Spain

There are currently 162,902 hectares of crops standing empty and unused

30 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Environment·Food & Drink·Valencia·Valencian Community

GRAPES OF WRATH as hotels and restaurants fume over midnight New Year’s Eve ban on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Costa Blanca hospitality sector has issued a ‘last-minute’ plea for the planned midnight curfew start-time on New Year’s Eve to be pushed back. Hospitality groups are claiming a wave of cancellations

29 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Valencian Community

Michelin green award for top Costa del Sol restaurant

A COSTA del Sol restaurant has scooped a prestigious new environmental gong in the annual Michelin awards. Sollo, in Fuengirola, has been handed a so-called ‘Green star’, or Estrella verde, in the

24 Dec, 2020 @ 15:26

Food & Drink·Other News

New stars are born, and only one lost, as the celebrated Michelin foody bible reveals its pick in Spain for 2021

IT must have been one of the hardest years in the food bible’s hundred-year history. But somehow the Michelin guide – which launched in 1910 in Spain – has managed to wheedle

24 Dec, 2020 @ 15:12

Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Travel Andalucia·Where to eat

CORKED: World’s worst wine comes from Malaga

A sommelier from Malaga has gone on a mission to make the world’s worst wine. Dubbed ‘Cero Puntos Parker’ the name suggests the concoction is worth ‘Zero Parker Points’, which in top

20 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Food & Drink·Malaga

Top of TripAdvisor, Michelin stars and more: How Ronda’s restaurant scene has grown and grown

THERE are few places that get to be Number One. So, it was all the more surprising to find that an intimate, little-known restaurant in my home town of Ronda had been

19 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Day Trips·Exploring Spain·Food & Drink·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s cava industry fizzles out as pandemic causes drop in sales at home and abroad

COVID-restrictions in Spain pushed cava wine sales down as much as 40% sales, early projections suggest. The early closure of bars and restaurants as well as limits on travel across much of

16 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Points Based System To Analyse Food Safety At Bars And Restaurants

BE SAFE: Bars and restaurants in Valencia to be marked on food hygiene

RESTAURANTS and bars throughout the Valencian Community will be awarded points according to their food safety standards, with the results to be made available to the public. The move, encouraged by the

15 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Food & Drink·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Michelin Star 2021 winners revealed in Spain as restaurants in Murcia, Valencia and Alicante awarded for first time

THE 2021 winners of the prestigious Michelin Star have been revealed for Spain and Portugal in a virtual event held last night. After a two week delay, the presentation held at the

15 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Food & Drink·Lead

School in northern Spain is sent almost one tonne of Costa Blanca oranges in move to promote city’s produce

ALMOST a tonne of oranges have been sent from Orihuela to a school in a small town in Leon as part of a promotional campaign. The citrus goods were sent to the

14 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

Artichoke season brings ‘dignity’ as well as profit to farm workers in flood-ravaged Vega Baja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AFTER a thousand years of production in the Vega Baja region of Spain, the humble artichoke won’t let one season lost to flooding affect it. Indeed, according to the Mayor of Rojales,

9 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura

Spanish bakery strikes panettone gold in top Italian-based worldwide contest

A Valencian Community bakery has won a major Italian award by showing the locals how to make the world’s best panettone. The sweet bread was originally created in the Milan area and

6 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

Vegan junk food arrives in Barcelona with lines of punters waiting for guilt free burgers

WHILE going vegan is often considered a health conscious option, meat-free diners like to splurge on calories now and then too. Fast food vegan restaurants are a growing trend across Europe and

5 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Food & Drink

Cruzcampo hits sweet spot with honey infused strong ale on Spain’s Costa del Sol using only local ingredients

THE Cruzcampo brewery in Malaga has launched a brand new strong ale that will make sweet-toothed beer lovers rejoice. Cruzcampo Strong Ale: ‘La Fabrica’ will be launched in the coming weeks from

27 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Frying high! Michelin star cook Dani Garcia cooks from top of Spain’s La Concha mountain for charity

DANI Garcia pushed himself to the limit in aid of a very worthy cause. The three Michelin star cook is known around the world for serving up spectacular dishes inspired by his

21 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Food & Drink·Malaga·Other News

Spanish pig farmers under fire as shocking footage shows pig carcasses left lying around for months and piglets encased in faeces

SPECIAL REPORT BY EUGENE COSTELLO: Calls have been renewed for EU laws regarding animal welfare to be overhauled or enforced more vigorously as shocking footage has emerged of appalling treatment of pigs

16 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Move over Madrid! San San Sebastian named sixth best foodie spot in the world according to top chefs

SAN Sebastian has been named the sixth best foodie spots in the world according to a panel of top chefs. The much loved city in the Basque Country is the only Spanish

15 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Food & Drink·Lead·Other News·Travel News

WATCH: Dog robot serves beers in heart of Spain’s Sevilla

A CANINE robot has been filmed serving beers in the heart of Sevilla over the bank holiday weekend. Onlookers recorded the dog-like machine as it carried and served bottles of beer along

3 Nov, 2020 @ 16:33

Food & Drink·Lead·Sevilla

‘Eat out European-style’: Spanish restaurants encourage residents to dine earlier amid curfew

SPAIN is famed for its late-night culture, where you can waltz into a restaurant long after dark and still bag yourself some warm food. But with a new curfew in place, forcing

3 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Food & Drink·Lead

Warning to expat shoppers: There’s something missing from Quality Street tins in Spain this Christmas

It was only yesterday that expat shoppers rushed to buy tins of Quality Street at the new Tesco-stocked superstore in Mijas. Sold at the bog off price of €12, Brits eagerly scooped

30 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

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