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Two Valencian wines costing under €7 named joint-winners in contest to find ‘best value in the supermarket’

TWO wines in the Valencian Community have been named as joint-winners in a nationwide contest to find the ‘best value in the supermarket’. The tempranillo

11 Dec, 2019 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

300 legs of jamon nicked from back of truck while driver took a siesta on Spain’s Costa del Sol

MORE than 300 legs of jamon have been stolen from the back of a lorry while the driver took a nap on the Costa del

11 Dec, 2019 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

SLICE IS RIGHT: Experts reveal the best-tasting jamon you can buy from Spain’s supermarkets – from as little as €9

Experts have tested the DNA makeup of each meat product before running a taste trial, judging on aroma, flavour, texture, colour and saltiness

9 Dec, 2019 @ 19:40

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca

Marbella has itself a white Christmas thanks to the Ski Lodge at La Sala Puerto Banus

La Sala’s two-course Christmas Party menu is available for just €19.95, with an upgrade to a glass of Cava and half a bottle of house

7 Dec, 2019 @ 17:49

Food & Drink·Malaga

Brexit beer ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ mocks Boris Johnson and is now available for British expats in Spain

The drink, which typically retails at €3, was released with a vintage 1950s-style poster

1 Dec, 2019 @ 10:44

Food & Drink·Lead

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: This new Spanish invention removes ALL alcohol from wine, making it 0% ABV

The machine can half the alcohol content in a bottle of wine in 10 minutes and even reduce it to zero

1 Dec, 2019 @ 09:53

Food & Drink·Lead

Andalucian country pub serves up craft beer, live music and burgers made from zebra, crocodile and kangaroo

HAVE you ever heard of burgers made from crocodile, zebra and kangaroo? You have now thanks to Bar Allioli, a hillside restaurant near Jimera de

26 Nov, 2019 @ 13:00

Food & Drink

Alicante conquers eastern Spain with 16 STARS in the Michelin Guide Spain & Portugal 2020 – find a restaurant near you

ALICANTE has been crowned the gastronomy king of the Comunidad Valenciana with 16 Michelin stars. The province outshone Castellón and Valencia – which bagged two

25 Nov, 2019 @ 18:08

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

Andalucia wins big at Spain Michelin Guide 2020 with three restaurants taking new stars

In total 18 new restaurants received stars in Portugal and Spain

21 Nov, 2019 @ 20:35

Food & Drink·Lead

Hit the Tapas Trail in Torrevieja this weekend, 36 bars involved – download map here!

IF YOU missed out on the Tapas Trail in San Fulgencio at the weekend, you still have time to prepare for Torrevieja’s celebration of the

21 Nov, 2019 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Vega Baja bounces back after recent floods with top tapas trail

ONLY two months after devastating floods wrecked hundreds of lives and even killed a local man, the Vega Baja town of San Fulgencio bounced back

21 Nov, 2019 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

Hugely popular US chicken restaurant Popeyes arrives in Spain TOMORROW

THE hugely popular Popeyes is set to open its first locations in Spain tomorrow. The American fried chicken favourite will have three establishments in Madrid.

20 Nov, 2019 @ 09:17

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

Officials ‘hopeful’ China will not make imitation legs of jamón as country grants Spanish producers access for first time

SPANISH trade officials are hoping imitation Chinese legs of jamón will not scupper exports as China grants producers access to their 1.3 billion nation. Carlos

19 Nov, 2019 @ 10:26

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

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Celebrity chef Dani Garcia will close Michelin star restaurant in Spain’s Marbella with sell-out party

The Marbella chef will officially hand back his three stars at the annual Michelin ceremony next week

16 Nov, 2019 @ 16:00

Food & Drink·Lead

REVEALED: Spain’s Top 10 vegetarian and vegan cities

Just 1.3% of those polled said they were vegetarian, while just 0.2% identified as vegan

14 Nov, 2019 @ 11:15

Food & Drink·Lead

Irish expats in Spain this Christmas will need these ‘care packages’, full of essentials like Barry’s Tea and Tayto crisps

“Not being home for Christmas is incredibly difficult and we aim to help Irish expats who are feeling homesick"

12 Nov, 2019 @ 18:29

Food & Drink·Lead

WARNING: Deadly LISTERIA detected in popular Aldi product in Spain

ALDI has sounded the alarm after one if its products was found to be contaminated with listeria. The warning at the weekend came just days

11 Nov, 2019 @ 08:01

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca·National News

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Tapa and a drink for just €3 at Denia’s XV Ruta de Tapas – here’s what’s on offer

IT’S a luxury to have a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy right on your doorstep. And a downright steal to sample the best of it

5 Nov, 2019 @ 11:16

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

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HAM RUN: Alicante resident launches one of Spain’s first home ham cutting services

An ALICANTE resident has launched one of Spain’s first home ham cutting services. Expert ham cutter Gonzalo Pérez Martínez created his ‘Jamonero on tour’ business

4 Nov, 2019 @ 09:35

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead