Popular Prize and second prize Ruta de Cruces y Tapas 2015
In its cap called Squid stuffed with fig sauce, cheese and caramelized onion with foam, the La Salemera Beach Kiosk made a careful combination of textures and ingredients, which has made it worthy of a double award, which is granted by the public who during the three consecutive weeks of duration has cast their votes for the best cover, both in paper format and in the application for Rutappa mobiles, and the second prize for the palm tree cover, which in this case the jury grants.
In addition to the professionals from the 29 establishments attached to the Route, the closing ceremony and award ceremony, held at the Salazar Palace in the capital of Palma, was attended by the president of the Delegation of the Chamber of Commerce in La Palma, Mauro Fernández Felipe, the Minister of Economic Development and Commerce of the Island Council of La Palma, Mariano Hernández Zapata, the mayor of Breña Alta, Blas Bravo Pérez, the councilors of Local Development and Culture of Santa Cruz de La Palma and Villa de Mazo, Julio Felipe Felipe and Rodolfo Rodríguez Hernández , the secretary of Cepyme-La Palma, Agustín Perdigón, and the presidents of the Association of Entrepreneurs of the Historic Center of the palm capital and the Association of Entrepreneurs of Pymes-Balta, Nicolás Hernández Gómez andDaniel Rodríguez Camacho.
During the event, in addition to the awards to the winning establishments of the fourth edition of the Route, the representatives of the organization handed over travel vouchers, accommodation in hotel establishments, beauty and relaxation treatments, vouchers to enjoy activities cultural, sports or active leisure, tablet, dinners, lots of cheeses and wines under the DO La Palma, and baskets of agro-artisanal products donated by the different sponsors of this gastronomic initiative and whose value exceeds 2,500 euros.
In his speech, the councilor of the Santa Cruz de La Palma City Council, Julio Felipe Felipe, highlighted the involvement shown by the hotel and catering establishments that participate in this gastronomic initiative that “goes ahead thanks to the joint effort of the institutions and with the support of business organizations ”. Reasons why he opted to launch a V edition and consolidate the route as “a good practice in terms of institutional collaboration and an instrument to promote local development at the county level.”
For his part, the Minister of Economic Development highlighted “the favorable evolution of the Route that, edition after edition contributes to promoting palm gastronomy and participating establishments and reinvents itself by incorporating new features such as the mobile application launched in 2015” to which described as a “clear example of the spirit of work that guides the organization of this tapas initiative.”
Mariano Hernández recalled that “new times require us to set the bar ever higher because all of us, clients, businessmen, sponsors and the administrations that make this Route possible want to go further, enjoy gastronomy more and better and, above all, that the qualitative and quantitative leap is reflected in the participation rates, in the good taste in the mouth that it leaves in the palates of residents and visitors and, of course, in the good economic result obtained by the participating hotel and restaurant establishments in it and this requires a great deal of work, perseverance and constant commitment ”.
In his speech, the president of the Delegation of the Chamber of Commerce in La Palma thanked the establishments, institutions and sponsors for the support they provide to the route and the opportunity that this initiative represents when promoting the most characteristic products of the city. agriculture, livestock and fishing on La Palma making it attractive to consumers.
Mauro Fernández encouraged the participants to continue on the path of continuous improvement to consolidate gastronomy as a strategic resource and complementary to the natural, heritage and landscape offer that La Palma offers as a letter of introduction.
