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The Canarian actor inaugurates the 24 October 11 Friends & Fire, a gastronomic cycle in Tenerife that transforms personal memories into dishes, music and stories
The flavors of childhood, Family meals and those dishes that remain associated with certain moments in life will be the ingredients of an unconventional gastronomic proposal. The Canarian actor Alejandro Garcia will star in the next 24 October the premiere of Friends & Fire, a new cycle of meetings organized by the restaurant Bonfire, located in the Royal Hideaway Corales Villas hotel, in Tenerife, and which proposes to discover the personal history of its guests through cooking.
The first edition will begin at 13:00 hours and will feature a menu conceived jointly by the actor and the executive chef Alejandro Garrido. Each preparation will be related to a memory or experience of García, that will accompany the dishes with interventions and texts to build a story in which gastronomy will intertwine, memory and performing arts.
The sea, the garden, family and affection will serve as inspiration for this culinary journey, in which he cooks it over fire and embers, hallmarks of Bonfire, will shape the personal experiences of the protagonist.
A menu that tells stories
The proposal is based on a simple idea: Certain flavors have the ability to take us back to places and moments that remain in our memory.. In the case of Alejandro García, Those memories are closely linked to Tenerife, his Canarian roots and his personal relationship with gastronomy.
The actor will participate in the construction of a menu whose dishes will have enigmatic names and will function as a starting point to share stories with diners.. The experience will incorporate sound and dramaturgical elements, so that lunch will develop as an articulated narrative around the table.
will not be treated, therefore, of a conventional succession of dishes. García's interventions, music and a visit to the kitchen will be part of the meeting, establishing a connection between what is served, its meaning and the experiences that have inspired it.
The interpreter also reflects on his own experience of going to a restaurant., defending the possibility of enjoying haute cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere, close and far from unnecessary formalities. A philosophy that aims to convey to attendees through their stories and the direct relationship that they will establish with them during lunch.
Gastronomy and characters around the fire
Friends & Fire was born with a vocation for continuity and a format that combines cooking and conversation with guest personalities. In each edition, the protagonist will share his relationship with food through a menu built from his memories, gastronomic experiences and preferences.
The kitchen of Bonfire, with fire as a conductive element, It will be the meeting point between those personal stories and the work of the culinary team. The proposal seeks to explore a dimension of gastronomy that goes beyond the product and the technique.: your ability to preserve memories, transmit emotions and establish bonds between people.
With Alejandro García as the first guest, the restaurant of Royal Hideaway Corales Villas inaugurates a program that aims to bring together different disciplines around the table and turn each meeting into a gastronomic approach to the personality of its protagonists.
The quote of Saturday 24 October will open this new cycle with a look at the flavors and memories of the Canary Islands through the life trajectory of one of its actors.
