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The kitchen and Flamenco this evening have been the protagonists of the Agenda Cultural Festival del Cante de las Minas de La Unión, with the completion of a performance at the Mina Group Vicenta by chef Pablo González-Conejero with the development in direct a plate fused to a flamenco concert, to which has been added and three Basque chef Juan Mari Arzak Michelin stars, he has collected the Golden Castillete unionense contest.
Gonzalez-Conejero, only Michelin Star in the Region of Murcia, worked at Arzak Restaurant in 1996, and the chef Murcia has sought to highlight the world's most respected chef human value and humility: "It's a luxury that Juan Mari is here because they are the festival of San Sebastian and has the tight schedule and a lot of work ", and has formulated the following question: how I'm going to start cooking before him?
So, putting the chef's jacket, invited him to share the cooking time, which has been discovered under a cloth that hid the secret of the evening: a model of the Playa de la Concha in San Sebastian, which was covered by mining a small train whose carriages containing foods that would be used in the recipe, in clear reference to mining and the birthplace of the honoree, who finished emplatando with Pablo Gonzalez-Conejero on the island of Santa Clara San Sebastián.
The foods chosen for the occasion were typical products of the Region of Murcia, such as roe, roe, garden vegetables, pickles, which were added more elements of a contemporary kitchen, like a potato foam that simulated the crash of the waves of the sea, or air of carrot, yogurt spherifications, plus season with paprika oil and cuquillo, croutons sand and flower petals.
Arzak, who said he was "blown away", commented further that "if in addition to being good, it is beautiful, it opens more appetite."
The Basque chef has been very surprised by this recognition, he received after the Mayor: "I'm pretty traveled and seen many things, but this has shaken me. What is underground has incredible magic", and explained that "This is more interaction recognition I've ever received."
The Mayor of La Union and Foundation Executive Chairman Cante de las Minas, Francisco Bernabé, said that with the delivery of this Golden Castillete Juan Mari Arzak "justice is being done. El Cante de las Minas is suffering since a couple of years a process of internationalization. Everywhere in the world our country is known for flamenco, bullfighting and how well you eat. And this festival is determined to recognize the value of the food as part of our culture. And this had to be Juan Mari Arzak, the father of modern Spanish cuisine. "
Pablo González-Conejero highlight of his mentor "his perseverance and ability to work that led him to being on top for thirty years, which is available to very few."
In addition, we recounted how he learned in his restaurant kitchen concept, but especially notable "what he conveys, his humility, so he has earned the unanimous respect in this profession."
This performance has been made in the Mina Group Vicenta, eighty feet deep, and has enjoyed the flamenco cante recital twice winner of the Mining Lamp, Encarnación Fernández, accompanied on guitar by Antonio Muńoz.
Source: Festival del Cante de las Minas
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