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Tenerife’s Juan Carlos Padrón is Runner Up to Spain’s Chef of the Year 2012

Posted on April 2, 2012June 27, 2017
byAndy Montgomery

Last week Tenerife Magazine shone a spotlight on the quiet chef whose culinary skills have taken him to the final of the Concurso Cocinero del Año 2012 in Barcelona last week. Today we’re very proud to report that Juan Carlos Padrón was declared runner up to Chef of the Year 2012…

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The Chef Who’s Putting Los Gigantes on the Spanish Gourmet Map

Occupying a small, unassuming corner behind the plaza in Los Gigantes is Restaurant El Rincón de Juan Carlos where you can eat some of Spain’s finest gastronomy. And that’s not just my opinion, that’s official.

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Walk this Way, Santiago del Teide

Posted on October 6, 2011
byAndy Montgomery

As we emerge from the stifling heat of late summer and the first rains of the autumn feed the earth, turning brown to green and filling the air with the…

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Tenerife Restaurant Reviews on Tripadvisor

Posted on September 8, 2011September 8, 2011
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byAndy Montgomery

With so much at stake, who’s opinion is it that we’re trusting and how can we be sure that they would know a good restaurant if it walked up to them and introduced itself? It got us thinking…when it comes to restaurant reviews, does Tripadvisor really know its onions?

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Walk this Way, Puertito de Güímar

Posted on June 3, 2011June 27, 2017
byAndy Montgomery

Now summer is officially on us and before the thermometer loses its head entirely, it’s the ideal time to explore Tenerife’s east coast. Around Puertitio de GÃ¼Ãmar the default setting is sun and …

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Resort Report, Puerto de la Cruz

Banana plants, palm trees, laurel, bougainvillea, frangipani, hibiscus… like Alice in Wonderland after a swig of the ‘Drink Me’ bottle, they all grow at an alarming rate in Puerto de la Cruz giving it a lush, tropical identity that separates it from the south of Tenerife by more than just distance.

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Tenerife Resort Report, Los Cristianos

Posted on April 7, 2011
byJack Montgomery

Just over fifty years ago Los Cristianos was still a small fishing village, then a Swedish broadcaster suffering from MS found its climate had curative effects, shared his discovery with the world and the rest, as they say, is history

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Top Ten-erife Tapas

Posted on February 7, 2011March 7, 2011
byAndy Montgomery

Some tapas dishes such as ensaladilla (Russian salad) and boquerónes (pickled anchovies) are fairly universally evident on menus throughout Spain, but every region has its own specialities based on local ingredients and the Canary Islands are no exception.
These are the most popular Tenerife tapas[…]

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Checking Into Hotel Barceló Santiago

Posted on December 21, 2010March 8, 2011
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byAndy Montgomery

This is a hotel that knows how to make its guests feel welcome from the moment they arrive at reception. While the smiling Nancy goes through the details of my booking and the hotel’s facilities at my disposal, a chilled glass of cava appears […]

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Tapas with a Difference on Tenerife, El Olivo Restaurant Review

Posted on December 20, 2010January 21, 2011
byJack Montgomery

Although tapas is readily available on Tenerife, with many Canarian and Spanish restaurants including a tapas section on their menus, specialist restaurants dedicated to the art of el tapeo are still relatively thin on the ground; Tasca el Olivo on Casa Iriarte in Puerto de la Cruz is one of them.

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