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The Plaza de Doña Rafaela hosts this Saturday “Telde tastes like cheese”, a day with cheese shops, catering establishments, music and family activities
Gran Canaria cheese will be the protagonist of a day that will combine gastronomy, commerce and music in the center of Telde. Doña Rafaela Square, in San Gregorio, will welcome this Saturday 17 October, of 11:00 a 18:00 hours, the first edition of «Telde tastes like cheese», an initiative that will bring together cheese producers and restaurant establishments in the area with the purpose of bringing the local product closer to the public and stimulating commercial activity.
The proposal will have the participation of Finca Fuente Morales Cheeses and Arquegran Cheese Factory, that will present different cheese productions on the island. Six establishments from the Telde Open Commercial Zone will be added to them.: The Hedgehogs, Viva Cafe, Palmito Cafe, The Juicy, Oasis Chill Out and Cafeteria Elena.
The program also includes the contest «The Best Decorated Cheese Board», an activity that will take the product to the field of gastronomic presentation, in addition to children's proposals and live music.
The actions will be carried out by Pairing in Telde, Savia Nueva and Pedro Afonso, in a day aimed at both residents of the municipality and visitors interested in local products.
The local product as a commercial claim
"Telde tastes like cheese" was born with a double purpose: give visibility to one of the most characteristic products of Gran Canaria gastronomy and attract visitors to the businesses of San Gregorio.
The Minister of Economic Development of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Minerva Alonso, He explained during the presentation that the initiative seeks to take advantage of the gastronomic appeal of cheese to promote the activity of surrounding establishments..
«We want people to come, walk its streets, "Enjoy the day and may all this movement also have an impact on our businesses and establishments.", pointed out.
The initiative is incorporated into a program of activities that has been using gastronomy as an element of commercial revitalization in the center of Telde.
Background information includes «Nights that taste like Telde», whose third edition brought together restaurant establishments this year, Gran Canaria wineries and musical performances, and the Canary Islands Day Gastronomic Days, in which a dozen businesses participated with proposals made from local products.
In this case, the focus falls specifically on the cheese, a product that allows connecting the activity of the island's cheese factories with the hotel and commercial offer of the city.
A commercial area with close to 90 establishments
The celebration coincides with a new stage of the Association of Businessmen of the Telde Open Commercial Zone, which this week has presented its renewed identity and a campaign aimed at strengthening its presence and attracting new associates.
The entity currently brings together about 90 establishments linked to local trade and services.
"Telde tastes like cheese" is organized with the collaboration of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, the Association of Businessmen of the Open Commercial Zone, the Chamber of Commerce of Gran Canaria and the Telde City Council.
The event thus proposes a day in which the island's cheeses will share the spotlight with the restaurants and commercial activity of San Gregorio., in a format that seeks to attract audiences to the urban center through gastronomy.
