Newsletter 'Eat' | What does Macondo taste like?

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Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
30 November 2023 Thursday 10:47
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Newsletter 'Eat' | What does Macondo taste like?

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This is the title of the first installment of the series that we have just premiered on the Comer channel and where we take a tour of the department of Sucre, in the Colombian Caribbean. Accompanied by the renowned chef Leonor Espinosa and her daughter, Laura Hernández, we visited the places that inspired the work of Gabriel García Márquez and that in turn are associated with the chef's childhood, whose grandparents were neighbors of the chef's family. Nobel.

The series "El Sucre de García Márquez" progresses until it reaches Sucre in the third and final chapter. In this town that can only be reached by boat, we visit the places and houses of specific people who inspired his works. We do it on a trip in which everything has an aura of magical realism.

- Barcelona and Michelin. This week, the Catalan capital hosted the gala to present the new distribution of Michelin Guide stars. Of the thirteen restaurants with the highest score, the three stars, the number has increased to 15. The Barcelona-based Fácilr and the Cordoba-based Noor were the big winners. Catalunya now has more tri-stars than it has ever had. Here we gather all the details about the new stars.

- A sandwich is a sandwich. Daniel Vázquez Sallés titles his latest opinion article "About sandwiches, sandwiches and sandwiches." The writer confesses his relationship with this formula that can be correct or simply brilliant and tells his preferences, without worrying that not everyone shares his tastes: "There are sandwiches that I love and it depends on who you tell them, they look at you with a blank face. disgust".

- Delicious calendars. There was a time when advent calendars were in danger of extinction. But the trends took a turn and a vein has been seen in these objects full of surprises to eat or drink: from chocolates to beers or cheeses. Here we show the newest ones.

- Haddock. The wind blows in favor of Francesc Monrabà, who from his restaurant Haddock defends a cuisine far from the chef's egos and interprets dishes that he has been learning throughout his life, from those who have always prepared them in their daily lives: from the mother, an aunt or a fisherman from Arenys.

- Egg with feta and avocado. Ana Casanova offers us a simple and succulent recipe that fits equally well for breakfasts and dinners and is nutritious and balanced. A very tempting dish that is prepared as quickly as it is devoured.