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Jaume Subirós wins Spain's lifetime National Gastronomy Award
The Real Academia de Gastronomía gives its 2026 "Toda una Vida" prize to the man who entered the Motel Empordà in Figueres as a bellboy in 1961 and has run it since 1979.
Best Of Wine Tourism 2027: Rioja names its seven winners
Seven winners out of 31 candidates were announced in Laguardia on 8 October. It is one regional heat of eleven: the global result comes in New Zealand between 18 and 22 October.
Jaén olive oil cooking prize goes to Marta Oti of Fontané
Eight cooks, eight oils from the province and 75 minutes each in San Sebastián. The provincial government that pays the €8,000 also chairs the jury, and it has not said what was on the winning plate.
Premios Nacionales de Hostelería 2026: the 18 winners in Spain
Trade body Hostelería de España has named the winners of its 20th national hospitality awards. The gala is on 18 November in Segovia, and two of the prizes stay in the host city.
Wine Routes of Spain reaches 40 with Condado de Huelva and León
ACEVIN's board certified both routes on 30 September. The club publishes the map and the grapes, but not yet how many wineries and hotels have signed up to either of them.
Escalivada recipe: Catalonia's smoky roast vegetables
Aubergines, red peppers and onions go into the oven whole and come out black. What happens next, under a plate and between the fingers, decides whether the dish works.
Andalucia olive oil forecast jumps 29% for 2026/27
Spain's farm ministry puts the region's new campaign at 1.26 million tonnes, recovering most of what a dry spell cost the previous harvest.
Marcos Granda to open Paula de Marcos in Málaga in February
The sommelier behind six Michelin stars takes the Muelle Uno site José Carlos García left in September. The plan is tapas, Málaga wine by the glass and a kitchen open ten hours a day.
What to eat in Valencia: 10 dishes and where to find them
From paella valenciana at a third-generation rice kitchen to an eel stew from the Albufera lagoon, here is what to eat in Valencia and exactly where to order it.
Tortilla de patatas recipe: runny centre, championship style
A tortilla from Elche won Spain’s 2026 championship with free-range eggs, Galician potato and very little setting. The house version: potato confited in olive oil, eight eggs and 90 seconds of high heat.
Corpinnat reaches 24 wineries with Fèlix Massana Ràfols
The Penedès sparkling-wine brand has admitted a family estate in Sant Pau d'Ordal that makes 15,000 to 20,000 bottles a year, after two years of audits. It is the fifth entry of 2026.
Best tortilla in Spain title goes to La Teulada in Elche
Celia Clara Correia won the 19th Spanish tortilla de patatas championship at Alicante Gastronómica by one vote, ahead of the 2025 champion from Madrid, who had beaten her a year earlier.
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