Archive for the 'Food and drink' Category

To travel through Spain staying in the country’s many paradors is a particular treat and visitors will be pleased to know that Javea has its very own parador.

Enjoying some of the best views and outlooks for miles around, this is an excellent place to stay and enjoy the friendly, relaxed ambience of Javea. The parador stands overlooking a beautiful bay at the end of a small peninsula, surrounded by the Mediterranean and swaying palm trees; the white sands of Arenal beach never fail to lure guests from the comfort of their poolside sun-loungers.

Continue reading…Javea’s Parador showcases the best of the region’s cuisine…

On Rhode Island the scenic area surrounding Little Compton is especially popular with both locals and visitors. With a population of only three and a half thousand, it’s easy to see that this small town isn’t renowned for its lively nightlife or its shopping opportunities: its fame relates primarily to its natural beauty and its wine production.

Sakonnet Vineyards gained its name from the area’s original inhabitants and is famous for the exceptionally high quality of its wines. Its presence on the Rhode Island real estate market has already made waves, since it represents such an important part of local life.

Continue reading…If you love wine, why not live in a vineyard?…

Over the past decade there has been a shift from ‘interruption advertising’ (for example, TV adverts), where potential customers are subjected to product news against their will, to ‘permission marketing’, where prospective customers are invited to enter into a relationship with the vendor.

Continue reading…Free ice cream makes us smile…

For the super-wealthy of London it is still important to be seen at all the top restaurants. Darling, if one cannot afford to dine at Nobu or secure the best table at The Ivy then one might as well leave town and live off pork scratchings.

However, this ‘all or nothing’ philosophy will soon be a thing of the past with the opening of The Mount Street Deli, an establishment that offers a discerning clientele a wide choice of the finest foods. Apart from the attractions of such delicacies as Ventresca tuna belly, high mountain honey and black pig salami, the enterprising talents behind this new venture offer a unique selling point that sets it apart from the rest.

Continue reading…Gourmet food for takeaway prices at The Mount Street Deli…

The stylish resort town of Javea has a generous share of fine restaurants, but when it comes to authentic seafood paellas those in the know always head directly for the fishing harbour. Here, amid a scenic setting of painted fishing boats overhung by the towering rock that juts out to sea to form the Cabo San Antonio, they are experts in special seafood paellas of the region.

Continue reading…La Cantina: Special paellas from Javea Port…

The Veles e Vents – modern icon of Valencia’s sports marina and now also a famous backdrop during the European Formula One Grand Prix – played host to the Fiesta Viña Ardanza 2001 Reserva Especial on 24 May.

Over 500 invited guests came together in honour of the Viña Ardanza 2001 Reserva Especial, a very special vintage that has helped to cement the reputation of its producers, Rioja Alta. Though long established as Spain’s most famous winegrowing region, the Rioja faces increasingly stiff competition from new wine producing areas both locally and abroad.

Continue reading…A festival of wine at the Veles e Vents, Valencia…

It’s long been a national favourite on a cold winter’s morning in Spain, but now Japan is also falling for the multiple charms of hot chocolate and churros.

At the end of April the first chocolateria opened in Tokyo, the idea of forward thinking businessman, Hideo Maeda. Newspaper commentators have advised the public to regard it as payback for the popularity of the sushi restaurants that have become a popular feature in every Spanish town and city!

Continue reading…Japan falls for the delights of the chocolateria…