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Lucas Maes Restaurant and the Art of Fine Food.

Posted on December 6, 2010January 10, 2011
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byAndy Montgomery

It’s his passion for preparing and presenting his dishes as an art form that has earned Lucas his reputation as a chef’s chef and one of the finest in the Canary Islands.
Nothing here is mass produced or frozen, every ingredient is freshly prepared by Lucas[…]

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Eating Gofio on Tenerife, the Original Power Drink

Posted on December 5, 2010December 28, 2010
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byJack Montgomery

It might seem like an outrageous statement but that little bowl of gofio accompanying soups and stews such as puchero in some traditional Canarian restaurants was partly responsible for the birth of civilisation…

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Walk this Way, La Caldera

Posted on November 30, 2010December 25, 2010
byAndy Montgomery

From the wide forest pista (path) of La Caldera a trail snakes up through the forest, ever higher until it reaches the ridge and the world below opens up at your feet. You can sit on flat rock chair, dangle your legs and tuck into egg butties in front of a wide screen vista that makes you glad to be alive.

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Tenerife Nightlife, Bar Hopping In Los Cristianos, Part One

Posted on November 30, 2010December 22, 2010
byColin Kirby

Blue unicorns, alien lampshades and luke warm treacle, well that’s what my scribbled notes seemed to say when I woke in a haze on Sunday morning. Thankfully a shower, food and a quick scroll through my camera helped to focus my mind, and memories of Los Cristianos bars formed a semi orderly queue.

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Tenerife Shows Off Its Flair For Fashion

Posted on October 29, 2010December 5, 2010
byColin Kirby

The bright and beautiful people of film and fashion were drawn like moths to a radiant flame to see the final 11 designers battle it out on the catwalk in Costa Adeje […]

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Pisaverde, Walk in Their Shoes.

Posted on October 24, 2010December 6, 2010
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byAndy Montgomery

Pisaverde is more than just a product and a label, it’s a whole philosophy and a belief in a sustainable way of life…saving the planet has never looked so good[…]

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Following Tapas Trails on Tenerife

Posted on October 21, 2010December 1, 2010
byJack Montgomery

Sitting in the El MarquÃs de la Noria restaurant in Santa Cruz I didn’t know whether to eat the object of beauty on the plate in front of me, or to put it up for auction at Sotheby’s[…]

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Queen Elizabeth, New Ace In The Cunard Pack

Posted on October 19, 2010April 20, 2026
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byColin Kirby

She may not be the biggest ship to drop anchor in Tenerife this year, or even this month, but when it comes to regal splendour the newly launched Queen Elizabeth sits crown and shoulders above her rivals…

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Tapas Route – Ruta del Chicharro

Posted on October 9, 2010October 10, 2010
byJack Montgomery

A feast for food lovers, get to know Tenerife’s capital by following the Ruta del Chicharro. Thirty Three bars and restaurants are offering up their best tapas dish and a Dorada beer for only €2.50 a throw…

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