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Tenerife hosts the Repsol Guide gala on Monday, with the delivery of soles, and this weekend the chefs already multi-sunny participate in popular events
The expression “Tenerife has sun insurance” is on its way to fulfilling 57 years, what is said soon. Expressed as a mantra to convince of the thermal bonanzas of one of the Fortunate Islands, maybe not everyone knows that, In fact, is part of a song. But it's not even the title of the song itself. The origin is in the Puerto de la Cruz Song Festival, in 1968. That edition, the third, they won it The Same with the song The weather man. and in it, its vocalist, Helena Bianco, He repeated without stopping that Tenerife has sun insurance.
Well then, this weekend in March and, above all, on Monday, 17, Tenerife has more sun insurance than ever as the host island of the Gala of the Suns 2025, that grants the Repsol Guide. Es, without a doubt, the moment of maximum concentration of chefs with Sol Repsol. They don't just come to the Gala, but they participate in popular events.
Popular -and sunny chickpea- at Our Lady of Africa Market
Before the Gala, Several activities are organized on the island so that locals and visitors can participate in this gastronomic event.. Saturday 15 March will prepare a large Canarian chickpea at the Our Lady of Africa Market, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. From the 12:30 hours, and with the collaboration of the kitchen team ‘Aunty‘ (Repsol Guide Sole), Up to a thousand people will enjoy this traditional chickpea-based stew, ribs and pork.
That same day, in the Plaza del Cristo, of San Cristobal de La Laguna, and in the Plaza de la Iglesia de la Peña de Francia, in Puerto de la Cruz, there will be sure prize for users of the Repsol Guide app. All you have to do is be registered in the application and participate in a 'lucky roulette'’ or throw a frisbee on a checkerboard with gifts.
Breakfast with the Suns
Sunday is the day to have breakfast like a king or queen. Or better, like a chef with suns. The cooks Paco Roncero (‘Paco Roncero Restaurant’, 3 Suns in Madrid), Begoña Rodrigo (‘The Climb’, 3 Suns in Valencia) y Javier Sanz and Juan Sahuquillo (‘Oba-’, 2 Soles, y ‘Cañitas Maite’, 1 Sun in Casas Ibáñez) They have designed special breakfasts that you can try, from the 10.30 hours, in three cafes in the center of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Roncero, who will start the morning participating in a race with others runners, proposes in 'Find Cafe’ (Pº Milicias de Garachico, 6) an energetic breakfast based on orange juice, apple and ginger, sourdough toast with roasted cherry tomatoes, ham, scrambled with cheese cottage, and a yogurt with blueberries; Begoña Rodrigo will prepare half with 'The Scale’ (w/ Santo Domingo, 7) a multivitamin orange juice, celery, spinach, ginger, green apple and cucumber, accompanied by a focaccia of arugula, tomato, fennel, black olives and zaatar and a delicious banana and spicy dark chocolate cake; while Sanz and Sahuquillo will offer in 'she knows’ (c/ de Numancia, 1) a breakfast from La Mancha with native products of the island, renaming the mythical Benedictine eggs as “La Manchuela”, with smoked black pork jowl and orza butter sabayon sauce, accompanied by a goat's milk and blueberry smoothie and the pumpkin bun that they licked their lips over as children..
Where to see the Gala?
The Suns Gala Repsol Guide It is the great event of the Spanish gastronomic community, which brings together a large number of chefs from all over Spain. In this edition it will be held at the Guimerá Theater of Santa Cruz de Tenerife this next 17 March from 19 hours (canary time). At the event, the award-winning restaurants in the categories of 3 Soles, 2 Suns and 1 Sun of 2025.
The Gala can be followed live via streaming in the app, the Guía Repsol website and YouTube channel.
