Popular award of the tapas route 2013
The Kiosk of La Salemera Beach, with its Arenas Blancas cover, a spinach flan and smoked almond cheese in a puff pastry nest conquered the palate of the clients of the II Route of Cruces and Tapas and has won the popular award of the second route of Cruces and Tapas, held between April 25 and May 12, and in which 27 have participated. hotel and restaurant establishments in Santa Cruz de La Palma, Breña Baja, Breña Alta and Villa de Mazo. Its owner, Nuria, excitedly picked up the award, highlighted the success of the Route and thanked the riders for the trust placed in her establishment.
In addition to the professionals from the 27 establishments attached to the Route, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony, held this morning at the Hotel H10 Taburiente Playa, was attended by the various authorities and during it, in addition to the awards to The winning establishments of the second edition of the Route, the representatives of the organization presented the 17 prizes to the customers who tasted the 54 tapas of the Route and were awarded in the raffle held on May 14 in the town hall houses from Villa de Mazo.
The prizes include accommodation for two in hotel and rural establishments on the island, voucher for SPA treatment, monthly family pass to the Baltavida aquatic and sports complex with swimming course included, voucher for tickets to the Teatro Circo de Marte, baskets of fresh products from the Breña Alta Agromercado, lots of cheeses and wines under the La Palma Denominations of Origin and a dinner at the winning establishment of the Route.
In his speech, the mayor of Breña Baja, the host municipality of the ceremony, Borja Pérez, highlighted the success of this gastronomic initiative, highlighting the 40% increase registered in the participation rate. A fact that, in his opinion, is a clear indicator that this initiative has managed to consolidate itself as a gastronomic benchmark in our region. Borja Pérez opted for future editions which he predicted as much or greater success for the harvest this year.
The president of the Delegation of the Chamber of Commerce, Mauro Fernández, thanked the establishments for their effort for the commitment shown with the organization and the objectives of the route and highlighted the role of the cover as a promotional claim for both residents and visitors. . In addition, he advocated training and prior advice to the establishments that compete on the Route in terms of preparation, service or presentation of tapas.
Fernández Felipe, highlighted the role of the primary sector and the importance of putting in value the characteristic products of the palm orchard and allowing farmers and ranchers to obtain greater profitability in their productions so that both the fruits that the first harvest and those that the second obtains be proportional or at least as tight as possible.
The president of Cepyme, Tomás Barreto, said that the route fuses the tradition of the festival of the crosses with innovation in tapas and placed special emphasis on the need to improve day by day and share experiences that, like this one, are successful. to make the socioeconomic moment in which we live now more bearable. Por su parte, el profesor de cocina del IES Virgen de las Nieves, Enrique García Leal, felicitó a todos los participantes por el trabajo realizado que se lo ha puesto difícil al jurado, y les animó a seguir trabajando y a seguir mejorando para que la presentación de la tapa sea igual durante toda la ruta.
For her part, the Councilor for Economic Development of the Cabildo, Cristina Carnicer, picked up the baton and congratulated the winners, customers and the organization for the effort made, encouraging the establishments to continue on the path they had started and to enhance the value of tapas and culture and quality as differentiating elements of palm gastronomy.
