New delivery of the highest distinction granted by the gastronomic guide coinciding, in addition, with its 40 anniversary. The Repsol Suns 2019 were awarded last Tuesday, February 26 in San Sebastián. It was the first time that this gala was held in the Basque city, something that has been possible thanks to the alliance with Basketball. Thus, the three suns of greater prestige they have awarded five restaurants.
La Kitchen of the Torres and Lasarte Brothers (both from Barcelona), Young (Cordova), Bonamb (Xàbia, Alicante) and castro maca (Alcúdia, Mallorca). All of them have obtained this recognition for "having achieved the key to contemporaneity by uniting territory and tradition", in the words of the director of the Guide Repsol, Maria Ritter.
A renewed image of the Repsol Suns 2019
In the global of Repsol Suns 2019, these have been delivered to 546 restaurants. Most of them -349- have been awarded a sun. Another 159 have received two soles and the remaining 38 have been awarded three.
However, the greatest prestige has been taken by those five places mentioned in trophies whose image is renewed. The Repsol Suns 2019 They have the shape of a ceramic sphere enameled with the colors of the brand itself. Its design is by the artist Luis Urculo. In addition, this year they have been added two new suns as prizes.
Of those awarded with three suns, Ritter has also appreciated the fact that its chefs - except the brothers Torres- belong to a generation below 40 years. "He starts from the roots to innovate and achieves, with the successes, that Spanish cuisine continues to set a trend," he thinks.
The key to that success stems from particularity offered by each restaurant to diners. Childhood tradition modernized with twins Torres, complex simplicity from the hand of Macarena de castro or Mediterranean cuisine in Bonamb. Without forgetting that Basque-Italian-Catalan combination in lasarte and the saved recipes of Al-Andalus brought to the present day in Young.
Madrid, the most awarded with another novelty in the cast
For the first time, Repsol Suns 2019 have had a committee of independent experts for the distribution of all the prizes. Likewise, the Royal Academy of Gastronomy and other autonomous communities have advised in that election where Madrid it has come out very well. Until 16 restaurants from the capital have achieved soles. In the lower steps have been located Andalusia with nine o Catalonia and Valencian Community with seven.
