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The 26th edition brings together the restaurant sector, hospitality and department store purchasing managers, distributors and national and international press
A mission of Gran Canaria composed of the chefs of seven restaurants on the Island, wineries and local products, In addition to companies such as Plow o Binter will land next 7 October - for the first time- at the 26th edition of the congress San Sebastián Gastronomy – Euskadi Basque Country, a professional event held annually at the Kursaal Palace in the city of San Sebastian attended by people linked to the restaurant industry in general, hospitality and department store purchasing managers, distributors and national and international press.
This was announced today by the president of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Antonio Morales, in a press conference in which data was offered on the relevance of this new milestone of the program Gran Canaria I like it who manages the Economic Development area, such as the more than 13.000 visitors and 1.500 congressmen participating in the congress - which includes great chefs currently practicing around the world, alongside established chefs and emerging values- or the most of more than 400 accredited food journalists.
“This new milestone is based on listening to the demands of the sector and is achieved thanks to the collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce”, The Minister of Economic Development added in this regard, Minerva Alonso.
The president of the House, Luis Padron, For his part, he wanted to highlight the increase in the gastronomic quality of the Island and the revitalization of the sector that the work of the GCMG program has entailed..
The Gran Canaria participation will consist, as detailed by the president, in a restaurant in the exhibition area during the three days of the congress where there will be a sample of the gastronomy of Gran Canaria. The restaurants The Tendril, Cathedral Bistro, Nelson, The Passage, Mar Gastrotasca and Maraca will be in charge of working in tandem every day to offer a menu - which will be published in the official program of the event- made with local products or inspired by the island's recipes, harmonized with two white wines -Tamerán Verdello 2022 and Tamerán Malvasía Volcánica 2022- and one red - the Tamerán Listán Negro- all of them from the Tameran Winery included in the Denomination of Origin Wines of Gran Canaria and located in San Bartolome de Tirajana.
So, Kilian Nordelo Garrido from the restaurant The Cathedral Bistro, situated in Arucas, y Genesis Fernandez Vega from the restaurant The Tendril, in Tafira, they will offer carajacas, morena, flower cheese, blood sausage and rum. For your part Carmelo Gonzalez of The Passage, in Wit, y Nelson Pérez from the restaurant Nelson, of Agüimes, They will present menus where horse mackerel will be present, the old woman and the goat meat. And finally Oscar Dayas from the restaurant Mar Gastrotasca y Marina Tudanca Gonzalez y Alejandro Sosa Suarez of the maraca, both of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, They will prepare a menu based on products such as sea bass, the shrimp, the apple of Valleseco or the canary pig.
On behalf of the chefs who will participate in this congress, Genesis Fernandez He wanted to thank the Cabildo for its work and support for the sector that “is undoubtedly helping us grow.”.
This area in which they will work will be visited by leading professionals in the sector, as well as the national and international press. Why make known - not only to those attending the congress but to the entire public who follows it- the products of Gran Canaria and its gastronomy will be “a fundamental objective of this mission”, as the president stressed, who detailed the various coverages that will be made of what happens in the restaurant both in the official supplement, or in the most prominent profiles of the social networks linked to the event, as in different media and national newspapers, regional and local.
Presentation on Terrae Gran Canaria and dish by José Luis Espino
On the other hand on Tuesday 8 October, at 12:30 hours, in the main auditorium, A presentation will be held related to the gastronomic event The land of Gran Canaria whose first edition was hosted by the Island a few months ago, and a later meeting point with all those interested in this topic. Here the chef will be introduced Luis Lera as mayor of rural cooks, who was elected in Agaete on the last day of Terrae Gran Canaria Congress of this year, and he will name his five councilors who will be announced in San Sebastián Gastronomy.
Before, he 7 October, one of the most relevant moments will take place. It is a meeting in Miramar Palace of 350 congressmen, businessmen in the sector, national and international press, speakers and visitors in general where a selection of chefs together with several gastronomic destinations will exhibit their products with the help of a team of chefs from their land. In the case of Gran Canaria, it will be Jose Luis Espino, from the restaurant bever of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with a Michelin Star and a Repsol Sun, who will prepare a tapa consisting of Shrimp from Mogán in pickled seaweed and apple.
Ragweed on flights from Binter to San Sebastián
Finally, The president highlighted the collaboration between the Ministry of Economic Development, Plow, Binter Canarias and the Chamber of Commerce, thanks to which the traditional and world-famous ambrosias will be produced Plow with the image of the program Gran Canaria I like it to be distributed on all airline flights Binter that connect Gran Canaria with the capital of San Sebastian on days 6, 10, 13 y 17 October, accompanying the island's participation in the Gastronomika congress and supporting the relationship between both populations.
As the president recalled, the program Gran Canaria I like it It is a promotion and marketing program carried out by the Cabildo through the collaboration of the Chamber of Commerce, which has been progressively strengthened, reaching an investment in 2024 of more than one million euros. Through it, local gastronomy has been valued, until reaching six Michelin stars in a few years. Also thanks to the work of this program Madrid Fusion has looked at Gran Canaria for the celebration of the gastronomy and territory event “Terrae” and all actions to support the gastronomy sector have been complemented with activities related to the revitalization of the economy from the primary sector, trying to value the quality of the product, respect and care of the territory.
