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José Andrés with his "The Ultimate Gin & Tonic," made with Hendrick's gin and Fever Tree tonic water,
Bar Blanca at The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills.
Photo by Gerry Dawes ©2010.
Gin Tonics, as they are known in Spain, have been the official drink of off-duty Spanish chefs for
El Crucero in Corella (Navarra), Lunch with the Wines of Aliaga at One of the Great Restaurants of Navarra's Ribera Baja Wine-growing Region, Also Home to One of Spain's Greatest Vegetable Growing Regions.
I have had the good luck to have had lunch at El Crucero, twice this year, once with Carlos Fernández Aliaga, English wine merchant Anthony Sargeant and Basilio Izquierdo. 
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Maestro Cortador Clemente Gómez cutting Jamón Ibérico Pata Negra de Bellota
de Pedroches (Córdoba)at Madrid Fusión 2010.
Slide show of Clemente Gómez cutting Jamón Ibérico Pata Negra de Bellota
de Pedroches(Córdoba)at Alimentaria 2010 in Barcelona in March.* * * * *Clemente Gómez, Maestro Cortador de Jamones, when not slicing Pedroches hams at gastronomy fairs, can be reached at
Abandoning Heavy Bottles for Wine, New Oak (de-forestation), High Alcohol and Other Pretenses; Plus Embracing the 500ml. Bottle For High-priced, High Alcohol Wines and Comments on Natural Cork Wine Stoppers with a Slide Show From Amorim, the Portuguese Cork Producer
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Tyler Colman on his Dr. Vino's Wine Blog has a very interesting post today, April 16, Tony Soter sheds
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One of the best things you can do in New York City anytime, but especially around the holidays is spend a few hours in the Arthur Avenue area. It is the next best thing to a ticket to Italy. I had the good luck to go there for the very first time three years ago with the great John Mariani, who grew up not far from Arthur Avenue and lead me and my friend, Dr.
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About Gerry Dawes
Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish Food, Wine, Culture and Travel
Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National
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Star Chefs International Chefs Conference, New York City, Sept. 20-22, 2009
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About Gerry Dawes
Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish Food, Wine, Culture and Travel
Gerry Dawes was awarded
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Here are two excellent videos in English and in Spanish from the Culinary Institute of America's historic Flavors of Spain Conference in 2006.
Ferran Adrià demonstrates his revolutionary espherification and reverse espherification tecniques and José Andrés translates and embellishes the descriptions.
Ferran Adrià. Photo copyright 2007 by Gerry Dawes.
José Andrés at
About the author
Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award) in 2003. He writes and speaks frequently on Spanish wine and gastronomy and leads gastronomy, wine and cultural tours to Spain. He was a finalist for the 2001 James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award for Best Magazine Writing on Wine.
Mr. Dawes is currently working on a
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About Gerry Dawes
Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award) in 2003. He writes and speaks frequently on Spanish wine and gastronomy and leads gastronomy, wine and cultural tours to Spain. He was a finalist for the 2001 James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award for Best Magazine Writing on Wine, won The Cava Institute's