Cook in Lanzarote offer some specialised cooking classes as well as their tapas and Spanish cuisine classes. These are fun days out in Lanzarote, and a great alternative from the usual excursions available on the island. They also make for an unusual gift for anyone with an interest in gastronomy. This month you can also…
OK, we admit it. Gazpacho isn’t really a Lanzarote recipe, but it’s perfectly suited to our climate, which is why we’ve adopted it here on the islands. Gazpacho is believed to have come to Spain from Arabia with The Moors, and that’s why it’s most associated with the region of Andalucía. We’ve spent years trying…
On the last Saturday of each month, the Princesa Yaiza 5* Hotel in Playa Blanca holds a special gastronomy event known as KM0. Predominantly aimed at guests, this event is also open to the public. There are two parts, a tasting menu at the Restaurante Isla de Lobos on Saturday evening, and an optional visit…
Saborea Lanzarote, which translates to Tasting Lanzarote have announced the dates of their food festivals to be held on the island during 2018. Feria del Queso y la Cabra The annual cheese fair which takes place in the town centre & holiday resort of Playa Blanca, will be held on the 24th & 25th March…
I’d heard good things about the Devon Restaurant and Bar and, being from the west country myself, I had been intending to give it a try. The opportunity arose when I won a steak dinner for two in a Monster Radio competition. The restaurant is a small, cosy family-run place on the front at Matagorda,…
We recently had a fun night out with friends in Puerto del Carmen, which involved playing a round of mini golf and trying the new Noodlebox restaurant in the Biosfera Plaza shopping centre. Rooftop Entertainment, situated on the top floor of the Biosfera Plaza has some fun things to do for all the family. We’ve…
We were asked by friends if we had reviewed the Antica Trattoria Italian restaurant on the Avenida in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote. When we replied no, not yet, we decided that a night out was in order. We booked a table for 8pm on a Friday night, the place was busy, there wasn’t an empty table…
Every restaurant on the island seems to have a different Sangria recipe ranging from watery fruit juice to a “blow your head off” concoction with Cointreau thrown into the mix. And in between, there are several really excellent varieties of the drink, which has become synonymous with enjoyment in the sunshine. Here’s our Lanzarote Information…
If you like fresh fish, then you can’t go wrong by visiting one of the Cofradía de Pescadores restaurants around the island of Lanzarote. The Cofradía de Pescadores is the fishing association in the old harbours, so they can be found in Playa Blanca, Puerto del Carmen and Arrecife. We visited their fish restaurant in…
If like us, you love fresh fish in Lanzarote, here’s the simplest of recipes which tastes amazing! A Lanzarote recipe anyone can make. Buy two fresh fish and a bag of coarse sea salt (Salinas de Janubio if possible) from the supermarket. We like Sama Dorada with this recipe, ask the fishmonger to clean the fish…