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Discover the flavours of the Costa! From local delicacies and Mediterranean dishes to the best restaurants and cooking tips. Be inspired by everything the region has to offer culinary, including the delightful wines that pair perfectly with every dish.
January mornings at home always begin the same way. The house hasn’t warmed up yet, the light is thin, and the lingering stillness of the festive weeks hangs in the rooms. Coffee is made quickly, but it keeps something slightly awkward about it. You drink it while still half-searching for the start of the day. There is no rhythm yet — only time waiting. Outside, it’s different. Not warmer, but […]
Across the Costa, the smell of the kitchen is changing. Where meat, fish and ham once dominated the culinary landscape, more and more restaurants and home cooks are shifting towards vegetables, pulses, nuts and citrus. Not as part of a trend-driven “vegan hype”, but as a logical step in a region where Mediterranean cooking has always been rooted in simplicity and seasonal produce. In cafés, market stalls and restaurant menus, […]
Just like last week, this story begins at the market. In Spain, December announces itself instantly through sweetness. The air fills with the scent of almonds, cinnamon and toasted sugar. Not the sugary excess of Christmas fairs, but the quiet traditions of families who have been baking, rolling, kneading and roasting the same recipes for generations. Along the Costa, December belongs to sweet treats as naturally as festive lights belong […]
At the December markets you notice it immediately: more almonds, more citrus, more fish. Families walk around with shopping lists, butchers stock up, and fish stalls work longer hours. The festive season here is not planned around a kitchen table, but at the market, where the season quite literally lies in front of you. So this December we open with a story you probably saw coming: a look at Spanish […]
Spain has many coffee styles, but few are as irresistible as the café bombón: that small glass where two layers rest perfectly on top of each other. At the bottom, creamy golden condensed milk. Above it, a dark espresso that settles like a warm blanket over the sweetness. It looks like a dessert, but above all, it’s a moment just for you. A coffee with an origin The café bombón […]
There are days when a meal begins long before you take your first bite — a scent drifting from the kitchen that takes over the whole house: paprika, garlic, broth. Outside, the sea breeze still lingers softly, but inside something is simmering that tastes like comfort. On the Costa, November isn’t just the month of chestnuts, but also of Spanish stews — the season when patience becomes the main ingredient. […]
It starts with a smell. Not of sea salt or sunscreen, but something earthier. As I walk through Alicante’s old town, a sweet, smoky scent rises from a steel drum. Chestnuts. They hiss on the grill, their shells cracked open, edges blackened. A man scoops them into paper bags with a wooden spoon. It’s the first sign that summer is truly over. Regular readers of this column know I have […]
This guest article by Juan Martínez Barberá tells the story of Aliats – a project that shows how sustainable wine and bats work hand in wing to create a new balance between nature and viticulture. In October, evening falls early over Fontanars dels Alforins, an hour inland from the Costa Blanca. The region – often called the Valencian Tuscany – is known for its rolling hills and vineyards. Above the […]
There isn’t much written about it yet. No glowing reviews, no wine scores in glossy guides. And yet, the name Bodegas Aural keeps coming up — in conversations with sommeliers, at tastings, or simply around the table. The first time we heard the name was at BonAmb in Jávea. Sommelier Enrique García Albelda spoke of it with a sparkle in his eye. “Aural,” he said. “That’s wine that sounds.” It […]
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