The Plenary of the Control Board of the Designation of Origin Alicante has named Cook Quique Dacosta Harvest godfather 2011, A position that recognizes "the effort of the gastronomy of Alicante to be innovative, update and respect the raw material of our entire area"In the words of Antonio Miguel Navarro, Chairman of the Board.
The Council praised the innovation, creativity and respect for the product which boasts Quique Dacosta and honors makes Alicante wherever he goes.
The 27 September is the day chosen for the inauguration of the Harvest to be held at Bodegas Francisco Gómez de Villena, located in the Finca la Serrata.
Quique Dacosta has been very honored and grateful for this appointment, which joins the good news coming from the publication Beach Tomato, Based in London and New York, has named his restaurant in Denia as one of the top five restaurants in the world.
Gold Medal Rice Cooker
But not only the harvest. Quique Dacosta is in luck because the October 2 participate in the Homage to the Paella to be held in World Rice Congress organized by the portal www.lomejordelagastronomia.com. In addition, in that Congress, Dacosta will receive the Gold Medal for Rice Cooking, together with Salvador Gascón from "Casa Salvador" (Cullera), the Japanese Jiro Ono from "Sukiyabashi Jiro" (Tokyo), the Italian Gualtiero Marchesi (Erbusco ), Pedro and Marcos Morán from "Casa Gerardo" (Prendes) and Alberto Herráiz from "Fogón" (Paris).
