Every day the big bet is clearer than the tourism department of the City of Dénia is doing for the local cuisine. Now, within the project Dénia, Gastronómica City, It has opened the call to register for the I International competition Creative Cuisine Red Gamba de Dénia.
This is a proposal driven by chef Rafa Soler, the restaurant Joël Bistronomic, which has the support of the City, the Fishermen's Association and the Association of tourism entrepreneurs and hoteliers AETHMA.
The contest will be held on March 6 in the Mercat Municipal, where, as cooking show, Applicants prepare dishes for 3 hours a cuisines especially for this purpose mounted. Participants must provide all the necessary ingredients for your dish except red shrimp, which will be borne by the Fishermen's Association.
Registration is now open from page Dénia Gastronómica. The deadline is February 27. Of all prescriptions filled, the organization will choose the best 8, which are those made directly in the contest.
The competition jury is packed with big names associated with national cuisine. The president will Quique Dacosta and be with him Cuchita Lluch, president of the Academy of Valencian cuisine; Javier Antoja, journalist and director of the gastronomic magazine Apicius; José Carlos Capel, gastronomic critic and director of Madrid Fusión and Julia Pérez Lozano, gastronomic journalist.
Both the councilor for tourism, Pepa Font, as the mayor of Dénia, Ana KringePresent at the presentation, they have been very satisfied by the work being done towards getting Dénia be declared UNESCO City Gastronómica with such large projects such as this contest.
The promoter of the idea, Rafa Soler, explained that there are three prizes: first endowed with 1.000 euros, a second of 500 euros and a third prize of EUR 300, all by the City of Dénia.
Reme Cerdá, of AETHMA, stressed that any proposal that is "Quality, serious and with the purpose of continuity like the one presented today will have our support".
