Andalucian city hoping to win Spanish ‘Gastronomic Capital’ title
The city of Almeria is vying for the title of Spanish Gastronomic Capital 2019 by promoting its tradition of tapas. Signing an agreement to build a ‘Tapas Route’, the City Council of
Debunking the Greatest Myths & Misconceptions about Spain
Travelling used to be a luxury, and such limited possibilities to visiting foreign countries has caused many misconceptions about their people and culture. Nowadays, there are all kinds of cheap flights, accommodation
Huelva Food guide: Find out why the city is Spain’s 2017 Capital of Gastronomy
The Olive Press explores the city’s top dishes to discover a tantalising clash of ocean-to-table cuisine, complemented with produce harvested from the surrounding sierras
Bilbao cook named on Debrett’s 2017 most influential chefs list
Nieves Barragan Mohacho joins the likes of Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver in the peerage publishers’ annual roll call which recognises Britain’s 500 most influential people in their field, from finance and
Three Michelin Star chef Francis Paniego challenges foreign cooks to invent new Spanish fusion cuisine
Three Michelin Star-ranked Francis Paniego of Echaurren in Ezcaray (La Rioja) wants cooks abroad to put their own twist on traditional recipes to invent new fusion cuisines
Spain want its tapas to gain UNESCO status
UNESCO are said to be 'looking into it'
Spanish morcilla hailed as superfood alongside blueberries and kale
Bloody good sausage
La Guitarrón: The best wine experience in Jerez
Away from the tourist jargon and the public glare, La Guitarrón is truly one of the undiscovered jewels of Jerez
Tarifa swaps seafood for jamon for Ruta del Iberico
From December 4-8 the gastronomic festival will see 30 of the town’s restaurants serving up innovative dishes
Spain to legalise insect production for human consumption
Flies, crickets and beetles could soon be crawling their way into Spanish cuisine
Zahara de los Atunes tapas bar in national finals
Cheeky tapas
Bana Bana Cafe wins Mijas Pueblo’s favourite tapas joint
Head chef Txelo Gonzalez wowed the crowds with her innovative tapas
British-based tapas chain La Tasca sold for over €34 million
Tapas chain swallowed up by restaurant group for a cool €34 million
Getting on my goat!
As spicy as pil pil, as hot as a chili, the Olive Press is proud to present a new regular dining column by former Michelin-starred chef Steven Saunders, recently relocated to Mijas
Century-old tapas bar forced to shut down in Almeria due to new Spanish rental laws
The owners of Casa Puga could not cope with rental increase
Campaign to save Almeria’s ‘most famous tapas bar’
Casa Puga will be forced to shut in March due to a change in rental laws
Loud and Clear
Columnist Giles Brown gets frenzied about football and the legacy of liberty
Accidental expat revels in Estepona life
Beaches, tapas and happy hours, Tom Powell champions swapping a two hour commute on the London underground for an expat life in the most authentic of Costa towns
Tapas truth with no porky pies!
Just like the Monty Python sketch, without the spam!
Tuck into tip-top tapas
Gourmet tapas competition hits streets of Cordoba
Bringing tapas to the Brits
Omar Allibhoy shares his passion with the Olive Press
The second home of tapas?
Three of Bristol’s top restaurants are in the running to be named the UK’s favourite tapas venue
America’s Spanish cooking pioneer dies
Influential cookery writer Penelope Casas brought traditional Spanish fare to the American dinner table
100 Montaditos and its plan to conquer America
The popular Spanish chain hopes to open 500 more stores in the US by 2015
Foodie heaven: Spain voted into world’s top five food destinations
Survey by Hotels.com finds the way to a holidaymaker’s heart is through the stomach with Spain one of the top five destinations for food…