Tenerife has been chosen to host the launch of the 2018 edition of the respected 'Michelin Guide to Spain and Portugal'. The coveted ceremony will take place on Wednesday 22nd November at the The Ritz-Carlton, Abama, home to two of the island's Michelin-starred restaurants. The celebration of this prestigious event in Tenerife reinforces the island's growing reputation as a paradise for fine food lovers.
Guests attending the launch event will have the chance to try the delicacies of four of Tenerife's Michelin-starred restaurants: El Rincón de Juan Carlos (Canarian cuisine with a twist), Abama Kabuki (Japanese influences with modern western techniques), Kazan (nikkei cuisine) and M.B. (Spanish cuisine from master Martín Berasategui). Michelin-starred Chef Erlantz Gorostiza – M.B.'s head chef and the 'designer' of the menu of Tenerife's Sunset and Stars experience – will be the chef in charge of the culinary event.
Mr. Carlos Alonso, President of the Tenerife Island Government, said after the announcement: “We have no words to describe how excited we are to host the launch event of the 2018 Michelin Guide. This is the result of years of hard work to place our gastronomy firmly on the map as a great foodie destination in Europe. Tenerife boasts delicious produce, amazing wines and great chefs.”
Tenerife, the only Canary Island with Michelin-starred restaurants, offers an authentic cuisine blessed with an array of intoxicating flavours, made possible by the island's year-round spring climate and fertile land. Local products and ingredients including fish, bananas, potatoes, cheese and honey are used with traditional cooking methods to create innovative culinary creations to delight locals and visitors alike. Not to mention the island's characterful wines, whose singularity lies in the barren volcanic soils on which the vines grow.
