The British publishing group, Time Out will open a gastronomic market in the Maremágnum of Barcelona. Time Out, was a magazine created in London in 1968, to inform the British population of the new urban cultures that were being born in the English capital.
The inauguration is scheduled for the first half of 2024. The British publisher has a correspondent in our country, Time Out Spain Media, which has two publications; Time Out Barcelona and Time Out Madrid.
It will be located in Port Vell, in a space of 5.250 square meters facing the sea. This area is currently being remodeled to accommodate the gastronomic market. The space wants to leave behind the decadence of recent years and become a place of gastronomic reference for the local population. This new space will bring together the best chefs, restaurateurs, drinks and cultural experiences in Barcelona.
Time Out Market will have fourteen kitchens, a restaurant, four bars (two of them outdoors, and another two indoors), a space and stage for small events. It will have common tables, to be able to savor different cuisines in the same meal. It will also have a radio studio, on an outdoor terrace with views of the city of Barcelona, the port and the sea. Without a doubt, it will not only be a gastronomic market, but it will also be a new place of cultural reference for the city. In addition, it will also support local commerce, since Time Out Spain has assured that they will open this market to entities and schools in the closest neighborhoods of the city.
First Time Out Market in Spain.
This opening in Barcelona will mean the arrival of Time Out Market in Spain, making Barcelona the second European city to have a market.
“We are delighted to bring Time Out Market to this vibrant and fabulous city and we are looking forward to working with our local team to recommend us and concentrate the best of Barcelona” words of Jay Coldren, one of the directors of Time Out Market.
The first European cultural and gastronomic market opened in Lisbon in 2014. In 2019 it expanded internationally to cities such as Miami, New York and Montreal. Porto is one of the next European cities that will have a market. It should be noted that the management of each market corresponds to the town in which it is located.
Mabel Mas, General Director of Marketing and Sales of Time Out Spain, expressed her pride in an appearance for the opening of the market in Barcelona. While the general director of Estratregia, Eduard Voltas, testified that their objective is to "reconquer" Port Vell as a gastronomic and cultural place.
What styles and cuisines will there be at Time Out Market Barcelona?
This new culinary market will have a wide variety of gastronomic spaces, with creative proposals from the best chefs in Barcelona. There will also be room for local emerging cooks. The chefs and restaurateurs will be selected by the editors of the magazine. The criteria they will follow will be who they think best represents the flavors of the city.
Mabel Mas, affirmed the following: «Time Out has always consisted of celebrating the best of the city, local talent and own creativity, and this is exactly what Time Out Market will be about, you will be able to enjoy the proposals of some of the city's top culinary talents, complemented by culture and entertainment from emerging artists, and it will all be local."
For the managers of Time Out, Barcelona is one of the best gastronomic cities in the world. They assure that if they have chosen Barcelona to open a new market, it is because it fits perfectly with the brand, so for them, this new gastronomic market will be a success.
