Food and Beverage Trends for 2023
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What will food and beverage menus look like in 2023? Lyons Magnus, a global foodservice, and ingredient source, predicts five emerging trends. “We use our proprietary research and analysis to support our partners with targeted …

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Botillo Festival in Spain’s León Province
January 2, 2017 – 8:39 am | Comments Off on Botillo Festival in Spain’s León Province
Botillo Festival in Spain’s León Province

The Festival de Exaltación del Botillo takes place February 18, 2017, in the town of Bembibre (León province), Spain.
Centered on the town square, it celebrates botillo, a typical cured meat produced in the El Bierzo …

Cabrales Competition in Spain
July 7, 2015 – 8:31 am | Comments Off on Cabrales Competition in Spain
Cabrales Competition in Spain

In the Asturias village of Arenas de Cabrales, in the heart of the Picos de Europa Mountains of Spain, the “Cabrales Cheese Competition is held on the last Sunday in August.
This year’s event is August …

La Tomatina
July 1, 2015 – 8:16 am | Comments Off on La Tomatina
La Tomatina

It’s really messy, Road Trips Foodies, but this fest is said to be a lot of fun.
La Tomatina, which takes place on the last Wednesday in August each year, has been a tomato-throwing event …

The Battle of Wine
May 28, 2015 – 8:50 am | No Comment
The Battle of Wine

In the Spanish town of Haro in the Rioja region, there’s an usual festival on the Feast of San Pedro.
Every June 29, including 2015, the “Battle of Wine” takes place.
The origins of this tradition …

L’Aplec del Caragol
May 6, 2015 – 8:47 am | No Comment
L’Aplec del Caragol

L’Aplec del Caragol (“The Snail Meet”) is a gastronomic festival featuring (what else?) snails set for May 29 through 31, 2015.
Held in Campos Elíseos Park in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, the more than 200,000 visitors expected …

Montilla-Moriles Wine Tasting
March 24, 2015 – 8:13 am | No Comment
Montilla-Moriles Wine Tasting

More than 20 wineries producing the Montilla – Moriles Designation of Origin wines take part in a tasting event in Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain.
Dates this year are April 22 through 26, 2015.
The tasting event is held …

Burial of the Sardine
March 16, 2015 – 8:02 am | No Comment
Burial of the Sardine

Most food festivals celebrate enjoying something delicious — especially when it’s in season. This one celebrates the ending of a necessity to eat a food: specifically, the sardine (a traditional Lenten food).
The Entierro de la …

Traditional Pig Slaughter in Spain
March 1, 2015 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Traditional Pig Slaughter in Spain

The slaughter and butchering of a pig is may not be at the top of every tourist’s must see list, but the “slaughter weekends” represent a celebration of the role the porker plays in the …

Michelin Stars for Ritz-Carlton Restaurants
January 10, 2015 – 8:59 am | No Comment
Michelin Stars for Ritz-Carlton Restaurants

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C, has earned 13 Michelin Stars for 2015, across eight restaurants in six hotels within Asia and Europe.
The world of three Michelin Star restaurants is extremely small, with a …

The Spanish Capital of Gastronomy for 2015
December 30, 2014 – 8:00 am | No Comment
The Spanish Capital of Gastronomy for 2015

Cáceres will be the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy in 2015. This city in the Extremadura area in western Spain prevailed over the candidacies of Valencia, Lugo, Huesca and Cartagena.
Cáceres now becomes the fourth city to …