From Tagamanent to Hong Kong to explain Catalan cuisine
Chef Mercè Brunés is invited to China to present Catalan dishes on local media.
March 9, 2011 09:56 PM
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Chef Mercè Brunés is invited to China to present Catalan dishes on local media.
March 9, 2011 09:56 PM
The Catalan Chef Santi Santamaria died of a heart attack this February. Last Autumn he gave this video interview in which he depicts his view on cuisine, the importance of local quality products, his own career and the new generation of the Catalan chefs.
March 4, 2011 09:35 PM
The ‘Fundació Mona (‘Monkey Foundation’), in Riudellots de la Selva, is unique in Spain in rescuing primates illegally introduced from Africa. It celebrated its 10 years.
March 2, 2011 10:27 PM
Top chefs such as Ferran Adrià, Carme Ruscalleda and the Roca brothers gave talks at the cuisine and gastronomy congress. The Fòrum Gastronòmic held in Girona is one of the top fairs of its kind in Europe.
February 25, 2011 06:19 PM
The FC Barcelona football player Gerard Piqué and the Catalan retail company announced the news today. Piqué will represent the brand for the next two seasons. In doing so, Mango plans to promote its male clothing section.
February 23, 2011 10:08 PM
The famous Catalan chef Ferran Adria was speaking at the Gastronomic Forum in Girona today. He said he would not be participating in conference for the next three years as he will be concentrating on his own brand new foundation. The Gastronomic Forum is a leading congress on cuisine that brings 30,000 people from all the world together.
February 21, 2011 10:32 PM
The top Catalan chef Santi Santamaria, who has 7 Michelin stars, died from a heart attack in Singapore on Wednesday. His remains arrived today in his native town of Sant Celoni (45 minutes North from Barcelona). The chefs Ferran Adrià, Juan Mari Arzak, Sergi Arola, Pedro Subijana, among others, attended the good-bye ceremony.
February 18, 2011 09:40 PM
Santamaria was at his Singapore restaurant when he died. The actual causes of the death are still unknown, but the family talks about a heart attack. Santamaria was a defender of the Catalan traditional cuisine. He had two restaurants close to Barcelona and one in Madrid, Toledo, Dubai, and Singapore. He was the first Catalan chef to get three Michelin Stars for his main restaurant, ‘El Racó de Can Fabes’.
February 16, 2011 11:46 PM
The well-known Catalan wine brand Torres that is available in supermarkets all over Europe exported 72% of its production in 2010. The company registered a turn-over of 205 million euros, 11.5% more than in 2009.
February 11, 2011 11:29 PM
Custo Barcelona and Toni Francesc are on show this week in New York. Their latest fashion creations for the next Winter-Fall season are being modelled along side work from 100 designers from all over the world as part of the famous New York Fashion Week.
February 10, 2011 06:12 PM
CNA talks to the Catalan paleontologist Bernat Vila about how collaboration with the University of Manchester gave him the power to excavate the pre-historic Fumanya site in Central Catalonia’s. The site was pictured in the National Geographic series ‘Dinosaurs CSI’.
February 4, 2011 11:36 PM
Famous Catalan chef Ferran Adrià is closing his internationally renowned restaurant to explore cuisine from a new ecological and research-based perspective
January 27, 2011 07:32 PM
Despite the financial crisis, six well-known Catalan brands showcased their products at the most important urban fashion fair of the year, the Bread & Butter trade fair in Berlin.
January 25, 2011 06:11 PM
The most popular video site on the internet is finally navigable in Catalan. The head of the popular campaign tells CNA how he achieved this goal.
January 24, 2011 11:30 PM
A Catalan company, based in Barcelona Metropolitan Area provides chairs to auditoriums, airports, sports stadiums and parliaments all around the world. It is an example of a family business that grew and conquered the international market.
January 24, 2011 10:41 PM
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