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“Where it all begins” is the motto of the twenty-second edition of Madrid Fusion Foods of Spain, the international gastronomic event that brings together the most prestigious professionals and brands in the sector. The same one that Gran Canaria joins to show that its territory is what marks the gastronomy it offers..
About twenty consolidated professionals and new proposals and local products that until now had not been exhibited at the gastronomic event held on 29 al 31 January at Ifema, Madrid, They will be in charge of representing the island in the twenty-second edition of this fair.
So, the Minister of Tourism of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Carlos Alamo, highlights the importance of Gran Canaria's assistance to Madrid Fusión, that since 2018 has been coming uninterruptedly. “We are very excited about our participation in the congress because it is a great showcase and because gastronomy has become a very important virtue for the island.”. It is a very powerful channel to better distribute the wealth generated by the tourism industry., throughout the length and breadth of the 21 municipalities, reaching sectors that it did not do before”, explains the Minister of Tourism of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria.
The protagonists
Consolidated restaurants as speakers at Madrid Fusión such as Tabaiba (1 Michelin star and 1 Sol Repsol); bever (has just released its first Michelin Guide Star and 1 Sol Repsol); Muxgo (1 Michelin Green Star and 1 Sol Repsol, that opens a new location at the Hotel Santa Catalina); Nelson (1 Sol Repsol); La Aquarela (1 Michelin star and 2 Soles Repsol); What Milk (Recommended Michelin Guide and 1 Sol Repsol); Antaeus y Borneo (has just reopened its doors in the capital of Gran Canaria) They will show their gastronomic concepts and the excellence of their rooms, as banners of tourist promotion of the destination.
Nelson Pérez (Nelson restaurant) y Jenisse Ferrari (Qué Leche restaurant!) They are two veterans of this gastronomic event. Nelson, who has participated in almost all the editions that Gran Canaria has attended, assures that he goes to congress, more than promoting each one's business, the island is going to be promoted, its cuisine and its products”. To Jen, who also repeats as a participant, points out that “it is always a responsibility to go to Madrid Fusión to demonstrate what all the professionals on the island are capable of and it is very gratifying that each time we see the institutions most involved in gastronomy”.
The professionals in the room will also intervene by harmonizing the dishes with wines, distillates and spirits from the island, by sommeliers Nikola Ivicic (La Aquarela), Airam Ramírez (bever), Sara Gonzalez (Sara's Grenache), Patricia Gonzalez (La Cava de Piñero), Patricia Yrisarri (Vinophiles), Chaxiraxi Triana (Canary Wine), Diego Tornel (Paradise Grand Canary by Melia) and Esteban García (Pixel). This way, The island's wineries and other drinks will also be promoted.
Yrisari, who will represent the island as a sommelier for the first time, He comments that he faces “this opportunity with enthusiasm and with the responsibility of continuing to promote the wines and wineries of the island.”, that are increasingly positioned, and that they deserve to continue growing”. The sommelier Diego Tornel, for his part, comments, he believes that “the participation of front-of-house professionals in Madrid Fusión is a great opportunity because it gives a lot of visibility.”, not only to the kitchen, but also to the restaurant room”
Besides, the restaurants Romantic House, Origen Steak House, The Saintor and The Farmhouse will participate for the first time in Madrid Fusión, thus completing the sample of the gastronomic offer that the island offers. For Yeray Bolaños, owner of Origen Steak House restaurant, It is the first time that he participates and he feels proud that it is with a product, what is the canary cow like, that has been defending for years.
Ramon Rendo, Director of Internal Trade of the Chamber of Commerce of Gran Canaria, thanked “the support of Gran Canaria Tourism to continue offering the island's gastronomy in Madrid, with some of the best professionals and most prestigious products: It is the largest showcase of the sector and Gran Canaria could not be missing”.
As news too, This year some products that had not been treated before will be made and tasted in Madrid Fusión, such as octopus and Canarian beef and pelibuey lamb. The cheese, by Isidoro Jiménez; the coffee, by Víctor Lugo; el to remember, fish, seafood and tropical fruits, They will not miss the event either to delight those attending the pavilion 14 by Ifema, where Madrid Fusion takes place.
For the staging of Gran Canaria, The Wine Route could not be missed either., that will promote, one more year, the treasures of wine tourism on the island.
