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José Carlos García moves back to his parents' Café de París
The Málaga chef leaves Muelle Uno after 15 years for the family restaurant where he won his first Michelin star, with a smaller room, an à la carte menu and a star still to be confirmed.
Spanish wine exports fall 7.2% in 2025-2026 campaign
Tax data reviewed by DelReyAWM show Spain shipped 13% less wine abroad in the 2025-2026 campaign, as US demand and bulk sales fell despite a 6.6% rise in average price.
Playing Solo closes its Madrid counter after four years
Luis Caballero serves the last dinner at his eight-seat counter in Malasaña on 26 September, citing physical exhaustion and the limits of a one-cook restaurant.
Greek olive oil prices fall by half as harvest begins
Extra virgin oil trades at €3.90 to €4.20 a kilo at origin, against €9.50 at the peak. Growers say their costs have not followed, and Spain still sets the price.
Deliranto leaves Salou and its Michelin star behind
The only Michelin-starred restaurant in Salou serves its last dinner on 31 October. Pep Moreno is taking the concept out of the province and wants to reopen in the second half of 2027.
Caja de Huevos Madrid opens with six broken-egg plates
Enrique Valentí follows the waiting lists of Caja de Cerillas with a bar at Pelayo 35 in Chueca built around six dishes of eggs and potatoes.
Lemon olive oil cake recipe for new-season oil
A two-bowl Mediterranean cake built to show off the first green oil of the year, with lemon to carry the bitterness rather than hide it.
Olive oil harvest 2026 starts early in Jaén, Spain
Green picking has begun in the world's biggest olive oil province, eight days before Andalusia publishes its first forecast for the 2026/27 campaign.
Sueca paella contest crowns a Mexican chef from Tlaxcala
José Carlos Ruiz Zamora of Burguettos, in Apizaco, beat 39 cooks from 14 countries at the 65th Concurs Internacional de Paella Valenciana, cooking the canonical recipe over wood.
Michelin Guide Spain adds 20 restaurants, Formentera to Pamplona
Inspectors listed Ramón Freixa’s new table in Formentera, a Japanese-Navarrese counter in Pamplona and a former sandwich bar near Valencia. Stars come later, in Huesca on 24 November.
Spain's hospitality hiring forecast tops all sectors
ManpowerGroup places hospitality 19 points above the national average for the last quarter of 2026, well ahead of technology, construction and every other sector surveyed.
Santerra closure: Madrid loses a Michelin-starred game restaurant
The Madrid restaurant, known for its game cooking and a twice-awarded croqueta, has closed after its operating company entered pre-insolvency proceedings in May, according to Spanish media.
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