Dénia prepares the largest international gastronomic event that has lived the Comunitat

Saturday 30 of September and Sunday 1 of October. Walk of the Marineta Cassiana. A table 300 meters overlooking the sea and cooks from all over the world sharing experiences, knowledge and products with the public. So shall At the festival Gastronomic of Dénia, An event of homage to the Mediterranean cuisine that will once again place Denia in the international gastronomic scene.

And as master of ceremonies and gastronomic commissioner, the chef Quique Dacosta, Thanks to which the festival will count with the participation of chefs such as Joan Roca, Jordi Cruz, Ángel León and Andoni Luis Aduriz. As explained by the chef during the presentation, which has taken place at the CDT in Valencia, «D*NA va a ser una fiesta en torno a la gastronomía. Queremos celebrar la intención de generar sinergias entre productores, artesanos y cocineros en beneficio de la cultura, de valores que tienen que ver con el esfuerzo, el oficio y el respeto al medio ambiente, en un medio natural. Los chefs vienen a festejar, aprender y divulgar la manera que los valencianos vivimos la gastronomía».

D * NA Festival will have more than 30 stalls where you can enjoy traditional dishes, avant-garde preparations, local products and local crafts. In addition, two large stages will host different live cooking sessions and colloquia in which the invited chefs will analyze the coexistence of traditional knowledge and innovation in current Mediterranean astronomy.  

One of the attractions of D * NA is the interaction with the public through different places, which will be held from children's workshops to interventions of producers, artisans and cooks in which they will show how to cook red shrimp or make cocas.

The interest of the At the festival Has reached UNESCO. This event will have a wide representation of the 17 creative cities of Gastronomy that currently exist, who will come to Dénia to exchange good practices and customs of their different food models. This has been explained by the mayor of Denia, Vicent Grimalt, Who has stated that this event «nos ayudará a poner en el mapa mundial a Dénia y la Comunidad Valenciana, marcando un antes y un después en la gastronomía y productos de nuestra tierra».

This gastronomic festival has the support of the Agència Valenciana del Turisme. The regional secretary of Tourism, Francesc Colomer has stressed that the festival, under the undisputed leadership of Dacosta «es un proyecto coral que nace con vocación de conjura colectiva. Un proyecto de belleza, de autenticidad, que trasciende Dénia y la Comunidad Valenciana, para posicionar un  modelo y un hito de singularidad en un mundo estandarizado. Dar a conocer que somos un destino turístico con un estilo de vida que conjuga tradición, autenticidad, hedonismo, la cultura del placer».

During the presentation of the festival, Quique Dacosta has made a showcooking With local products such as cocas, octopus or rice, noting that one of the keys to the festival is experimentation and learning.