Últimos artículos https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/ * * * * * José Andrés with his "The Ultimate Gin & Tonic," made with Hendrick's gin and Fever Tree tonic water, Bar Blanca at The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills.  Photo by Gerry Dawes ©2010. Gin Tonics, as they are known in Spain, have been the official drink of off-duty Spanish chefs for Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:31:00 +0200 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/772975-the-ultimate-gin-tonic-bazaar-by-jose-andres-at-sls-hotel-beverly-hills https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/772975-the-ultimate-gin-tonic-bazaar-by-jose-andres-at-sls-hotel-beverly-hills El Crucero in Corella (Navarra), Lunch with the Wines of Aliaga at One of the Great Restaurants of Navarra's Ribera Baja Wine-growing Region, Also Home to One of Spain's Greatest Vegetable Growing Regions.   I have had the good luck to have had lunch at El Crucero, twice this year, once with Carlos Fernández Aliaga, English wine merchant Anthony Sargeant and Basilio Izquierdo.&nbsp Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:24:00 +0200 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/772917-crucero-in-corella-navarra-lunch-with-the-wines-of-aliaga https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/772917-crucero-in-corella-navarra-lunch-with-the-wines-of-aliaga * * * * * Maestro Cortador Clemente Gómez cutting Jamón Ibérico Pata Negra de Bellota de Pedroches (Córdoba)at Madrid Fusión 2010. Slide show of Clemente Gómez cutting Jamón Ibérico Pata Negra de Bellota de Pedroches(Córdoba)at Alimentaria 2010 in Barcelona in March.* * * * *Clemente Gómez, Maestro Cortador de Jamones, when not slicing Pedroches hams at gastronomy fairs, can be reached at Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:47:00 +0200 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/733188-slide-show-of-clemente-gomez-cutting-jamon-iberico-pata-negra-bellota https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/733188-slide-show-of-clemente-gomez-cutting-jamon-iberico-pata-negra-bellota Abandoning Heavy Bottles for Wine, New Oak (de-forestation), High Alcohol and Other Pretenses; Plus Embracing the 500ml. Bottle For High-priced, High Alcohol Wines and Comments on Natural Cork Wine Stoppers with a Slide Show From Amorim, the Portuguese Cork Producer * * * * * Tyler Colman on his Dr. Vino's Wine Blog has a very interesting post today, April 16, Tony Soter sheds Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:49:00 +0200 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/732133-abandoning-heavy-bottles-for-wine-new-oak-forestation-high-alcohol-and-other-pretenses https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/732133-abandoning-heavy-bottles-for-wine-new-oak-forestation-high-alcohol-and-other-pretenses   * * * * * One of the best things you can do in New York City anytime, but especially around the holidays is spend a few hours in the Arthur Avenue area. It is the next best thing to a ticket to Italy. I had the good luck to go there for the very first time three years ago with the great John Mariani, who grew up not far from Arthur Avenue and lead me and my friend, Dr. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:49:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731180-dia-especial-famoso-escritor-autor-john-mariani-durante-navidades-arthur-avenue-the-little-italy-bronx https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731180-dia-especial-famoso-escritor-autor-john-mariani-durante-navidades-arthur-avenue-the-little-italy-bronx * * * * * (Double click on image to go to larger image, once in Picasa web album push F11 for full screen view.) * * * * * __________________________________________________________________________________ About Gerry Dawes Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish Food, Wine, Culture and Travel Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:04:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731185-spanish-grape-varieties-photographic-encyclopedia-work-in-progress-more-to-come https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731185-spanish-grape-varieties-photographic-encyclopedia-work-in-progress-more-to-come * * * * * Star Chefs International Chefs Conference, New York City, Sept. 20-22, 2009 * * * * * (Double click on image to go to larger image, once in Picasa web album push F11 for full screen view.) _________________________________________________________________________ About Gerry Dawes Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish Food, Wine, Culture and Travel Gerry Dawes was awarded Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:11:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731156-spanish-chefs-star-at-conference-2009-in-new-york-city-juan-mari-arzak-paco-torreblanca-jose-andres-s https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731156-spanish-chefs-star-at-conference-2009-in-new-york-city-juan-mari-arzak-paco-torreblanca-jose-andres-s &Nbsp;* * * * * Here are two excellent videos in English and in Spanish from the Culinary Institute of America's historic Flavors of Spain Conference in 2006.   Ferran Adrià demonstrates his revolutionary espherification and reverse espherification tecniques and José Andrés translates and embellishes the descriptions. Ferran Adrià. Photo copyright 2007 by Gerry Dawes. José Andrés at Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:51:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731175-memorias-tiempos-pasados-dos-videos-estupendos-ferran-adria-jose-andres-the-culinary-institute-of-ame https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731175-memorias-tiempos-pasados-dos-videos-estupendos-ferran-adria-jose-andres-the-culinary-institute-of-ame About the author Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award) in 2003. He writes and speaks frequently on Spanish wine and gastronomy and leads gastronomy, wine and cultural tours to Spain. He was a finalist for the 2001 James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award for Best Magazine Writing on Wine. Mr. Dawes is currently working on a Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:36:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731155-about-the-author-gerry-dawes-was-awarded-spain-s-prestigious-premio-nacional-gastronomia-national-gastronomy-award https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731155-about-the-author-gerry-dawes-was-awarded-spain-s-prestigious-premio-nacional-gastronomia-national-gastronomy-award &Nbsp;* * * * * About Gerry Dawes Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award) in 2003. He writes and speaks frequently on Spanish wine and gastronomy and leads gastronomy, wine and cultural tours to Spain. He was a finalist for the 2001 James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award for Best Magazine Writing on Wine, won The Cava Institute's Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:23:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731159-cocina-vanguardia-spain-s-chemical-reaction-articulo-food-arts-october-2009 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731159-cocina-vanguardia-spain-s-chemical-reaction-articulo-food-arts-october-2009 &Nbsp;* * * * * About Gerry Dawes Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award) in 2003. He writes and speaks frequently on Spanish wine and gastronomy and leads gastronomy, wine and cultural tours to Spain. He was a finalist for the 2001 James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award for Best Magazine Writing on Wine, won The Cava Institute' Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:14:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731179-about-gerry-dawesgerry-dawes-was-awarded-spain-s-prestigious-premio-nacional-gastronomia-national https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731179-about-gerry-dawesgerry-dawes-was-awarded-spain-s-prestigious-premio-nacional-gastronomia-national * * * * * Tenerife's Teide, the volcano that is the tallest mountain in all of Spain and third tallest volcano in the world. Photo by Gerry Dawes©2009. I have been traveling the gastronomy, wine and tourist roads of Spain for more than forty years, but until May of this year, when I was asked to report on my travels in The Canary Islands, I had never stepped foot on any of the seven major Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:57:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731140-canary-islands-exotic-spanish-with-unique-culinary-wine-heritage https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731140-canary-islands-exotic-spanish-with-unique-culinary-wine-heritage * * * * * The Wines of the Canary Islands Article by Gerry Dawes in Wines From Spain News Fall 2009 With a short slide show. (For full screen, click on the emblem in the lower right corner.) * * * * * About Gerry Dawes Experience Spain With Gerry Dawes: Culinary Trips to Spain & Travel Consulting on Spain Gerry Dawes can be reached at gerrydawes@aol. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:59:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731169-the-wines-of-canary-islands-article-in-from-spain-news-fall-2009 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731169-the-wines-of-canary-islands-article-in-from-spain-news-fall-2009 * * * * * The Chicago Tribune just published an article on the Ten Worst Dining Trends of the Decade.  Three of them, "molecular cuisine," foams and decontruction dishes, take aim at the Spanish cocina de vanguardia modernista tendencies of the past decade or so.  The relates to my current article in Food Arts, Spain's Chemical Reaction. But, one of the real jewels in these worst trends Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:09:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731149-chicago-tribune-s-ten-worst-dining-trends-of-the-decade https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731149-chicago-tribune-s-ten-worst-dining-trends-of-the-decade * * * * * Ribeira Sacra: Where Godello and Mencía are Bound for Glory Ribeira Sacra:  Just the Tasting Notes with Photographs Related Article:  Ribeira Sacra: The Perfect Lunch with Almalarga Godello at O Grelo Restaurant       Slide Show on Ribera Sacra      (Click on image to enlarge, go to Google web albums page and click for full screen Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:57:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731168-ribeira-sacra-where-godello-and-mencia-are-bound-for-glory-wine-news-fall-october-2009 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731168-ribeira-sacra-where-godello-and-mencia-are-bound-for-glory-wine-news-fall-october-2009 Tomando una copa con… Gerry Dawes (Click here to read the interview in Spanish) Gerry Dawes vive en Nueva York y es escritor, fotógrafo y conferenciante especialista en la gastronomía, los vinos y la cultura de España. Vivió en Andalucía durante ocho años, lleva casi 40 viajando por el país y tiene un promedio de siete viajes gastronómicos anuales a España. Fue galardonado con el Premio Nacional Fri, 15 May 2009 16:00:00 +0200 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731153-having-drink-with-gerry-dawes-by-jordi-melendo-english-version https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731153-having-drink-with-gerry-dawes-by-jordi-melendo-english-version * * * * * The Rite of the Queimada: La Quiemada is as old as Galician civilization. Mentions of it can be found in Celtic (on stone tablets, one presumes), Roman, Visigothic and Arabic literature. Video of La Queimada at Bodega Caballeiro Do Val with Emilio Cores of La Cámara de Comercio de Vilagarcía de Arousa & Paco Dovalo & Members of the Asociación de Bodegueros Artesanos in Meaño, Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:10:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731154-video-slide-show-queimada-at-bodega-caballeiro-do-val-with-paco-dovalo-members-of-the-asociacion-bodegueros https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731154-video-slide-show-queimada-at-bodega-caballeiro-do-val-with-paco-dovalo-members-of-the-asociacion-bodegueros * * * * * The World of Fine Wine "The first cultural journal of the wine world." -- Hugh Johnson OBE "The latest issue of World of Fine Wine, undoubtedly the most splendid, luxuriously-unconcerned-with-supermarket-wine wine magazine in the world, carries (at last) my notes on a tasting of both Vergelegen’s great white blended wine and Eben Sadie’s equally great (though arguably less good, at Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:58:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731152-world-of-fine-wines-article-on-bodegas-torres-by-gerry-dawes https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731152-world-of-fine-wines-article-on-bodegas-torres-by-gerry-dawes * * * * *Lo Mejor de La Gastronómía Star Chefs Compete Using Jaén Province’s Picudo Variety Olive Oil Plus An Epilogue Featuring Slide Shows of the Olive Harvest in Jaén By Gerry Dawes Premio Nacional de Gastronomia 2003 (Click on slide show to amplify and see full screen.) The Lo Mejor de La Gastronómía chefs’ conference, held each November in the Rafael Moneo-designed Kursaal center in the Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:33:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731151-mejor-gastronomia-chefs-conference-celebrates-spanish-extra-virgen-olive-oil-with-epilogue-slide-show https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731151-mejor-gastronomia-chefs-conference-celebrates-spanish-extra-virgen-olive-oil-with-epilogue-slide-show 'El Rioja no es un elefante, es un león, pero no ha sabido defender adecuadamente su posición de líder' -- Gerry Dawes Por Casimiro Somalo, lomejordelvinoderioja. Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:51:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731148-entrevista-gerry-dawes-mejor-rioja https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731148-entrevista-gerry-dawes-mejor-rioja (Note: A version of this article, directed at an American professional chef and food aficionado audience, is featured on the new Culinary Institute of America’s Worlds of Flavor Spain-dedicated website www.worldsofflavorSpain. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:31:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731184-americans-are-discovering-that-spanish-wine-food-pairing-possibilities-limitless https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731184-americans-are-discovering-that-spanish-wine-food-pairing-possibilities-limitless Food Arts October 2008 Tapas Bars in the United States About the author Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award) in 2003. He writes and speaks frequently on Spanish wine and gastronomy and leads gastronomy, wine and cultural tours to Spain. He was a finalist for the 2001 James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award for Best Magazine Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:27:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731147-tapas-dancing-bars-usa-food-arts-october-2008 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731147-tapas-dancing-bars-usa-food-arts-october-2008 Interview with Chef Alex Ureña, Pamplona, New York City Winter 2008 Starchefs. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +0100 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731183-gerry-s-view-interviews-articles-icex-foods-from-spain-news-usa https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731183-gerry-s-view-interviews-articles-icex-foods-from-spain-news-usa Con-queso-dores: A Ham & Cheese Journey in the Columbine and Conquistador Villages of Western Spain; the highlands of Castilla y León & The Mountains of Asturias Text & photographs copyright by Gerry Dawes One of the most rewarding trips in Spain for lovers of Spain's great cheeses, hams, historic sites and stunning scenery, is a trip through western Spain. A couple of years ago, I Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:51:00 +0200 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731174-queso-dores-ham-cheese-journey-in-western-spain https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731174-queso-dores-ham-cheese-journey-in-western-spain Decanter Magazine Spain's New Wines: October 2008 Ribiera Sacra, Bierzo, Priorat, Montsant plus a piece on Ribera del Duero Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:03:00 +0200 https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731158-decanter-nuevo-articulo-por-gerry-dawes https://www.verema.com/blog/gerrydawes/731158-decanter-nuevo-articulo-por-gerry-dawes