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Epílogo: the tuna tapa that Antonio López would paint

A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi.  To judge by the flavour of this outstanding dish, he gladly let himself get carried away. If the chef of Epílogo had claimed the prize for the best escabeche at Madrid Fusión just a few months earlier, d...

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Fuentes Bluefin Tuna at Casa España in Paris During the Gam...

To the legendary motto of Baron de Coubertin, the promoter of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, we could add a new phrase during these current Games: “more wholesome and more nutritious.” As we watch athletes from around t...

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Terre: tartare and tataki like haute couture stilettos

A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. Emblematic of the hopeful times of parity in which we now live, our star here is the first female chef to appear with full honours in our logbook, which by now has quite a number of varied entries. Of delica...

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Bluefin tuna and iberian pork, a love story in Atocha

A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. The finest bluefin tuna and the most outstanding Iberian heritage breed pork have more than a little in common. Because almost every last bit can be used –from the finest cuts to the most unexpected offalâ...

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Every Japanese term, everywhere

A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. According to an old Spanish proverb, “you are not from where you were born, but from where you graze” (or where you choose, I would add). Roger Ortuño Flammerich was born into this world in Barc...

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Tartare, marmitako and coaching. Why end up at Asador Concep...

A logbook by Sensei Hiroshi Umi. Landmark establishments, places that have over years built up that intangible sense of tradition or charisma, are as comforting as your mother’s lap. In the case of restaurants, they give off that almo...

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