Aquarium: the beating heart of Pucela with a taste for tuna
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi A season or two ago we travelled to Menorca to give our account of a hidden gem of a restaurant by the name of Aquarium. Tucked away by the quiet harbour mouth of Ciudadela, the star of its kitchens is the lo...
Where Calle Ponzano is flooded with almadraba nets
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. Ponzaning: in the dictionary of true Spanish nightlife, this means hanging out on Calle Ponzano, the thoroughfare of the Chamberí neighbourhood, skipping from bar to wine bar, inn to restaurant, pub to dive...
Finca Santa Luzía: a dazzling alliance of bluefin tuna
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. A high-class event to present a luxury car, a business lunch to close a deal with succulent cuisine, an intimate and secluded dinner for two, an outdoor drinks party for the beautiful people of Alicante and ...
Rincón de Pepe: the strength of a Murcia classic
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. I have a particular fondness for places that are, one might say, cross-generational. Establishments where whole sagas (as well as diverse groups and clans of differing inclinations) have gathered around a ta...
Odiseo, or a tuna anthology of good fortune
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. On few occasions – and this journal has already clocked up countless gastronomic journeys – do we come across such a wealth of tuna, such a variety of cuts and methods, such devotion for a distinctively ...
Magnates,unique bluefin tuna and talent shows: Welcome to Es...
A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. The chef and team at Espacio Montoro (in the Albufera region of Alicante) love making life hard for themselves in gastronomic terms, with every exquisite ingredient they handle. And diners are delighted at t...