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Spanish gourmet dominates at awards night

Tasty sustainables

A 'Sustainable' guide to restaurants in the Valencia region has seen its second edition published with an in-depth review of 85 eating places that put environmental sustainability and local produce at the top of their menu. Guide editor, Maria Diago, said: “The project was born in 2020 to promote the development of the Valencian restaurant sector to achieve excellence as far as possible with sustainability.”

SPAIN’S restaurants held their heads high at the Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023’ staged at Valencia’s Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured the pinnacle of gastronomic talent from 24 countries across five continents, with three

BEER drinking reached a record-high in Spain in 2022 helped by hospitality recovering after the pandemic and a surge in tourist numbers.

Figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food in conjunction with Cerveceros de España showed that 42.3 million hectolitres of beer were downed last year. That’s 6% more than in 2021 and beats the previous best of 41.3 million hectolitres in 2019. In terms of production, Spain ousted Poland as the second biggest producer in the EU and is now behind Germany.

Many cheers

By Alex Trelinski

out of the top four coming from Spain. But it was Central in Peru’s capital of Lima that was named the best restaurant in the world by 1,080 restau-

Spain is ninth in the world standings, headed by China, the US and Brazil.

Almost all the beer consumed in Spain is made domestically: in total 41.1 million hectolitres were manufactured - 7.9% more than in 2021.

Exports rose by 13.4% last year, to 4.2 million hectolitres, with Portugal, the United Kingdom, China and Equatorial Guinea as the main markets.

Imports meanwhile fell by 3.63% in 2022 compared to the

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Perfection

Total perfection was achieved by chef Antoni Luis Arduiz who received the Icon Award for his lifetime of work at San Sebastian’s Mugaritz and Madrid’s Diverxo. Diverxo’s Miguel Angel Millan also took home the prize for Best Sommelier in the World.