The area devoted to organic farming in the Balearic Islands is increasing over the years. According to the latest report from the Consell Balear of Ecological Agricultural Production (CBPAE) of the Government, the regulator of this type of agriculture, Ibiza has 455 hectares devoted to organic crops. Only ten years …
Read More »‘Patrimoni Gastronòmic’ in Vila to run from January 24th
The Ayuntamiento de Ibiza have announced that restaurants interested in participating in the 4th edition of the ‘Patrimoni Gastronòmic’ have until 14th January to register by email at: comercial@luzmenu.com. The focus is on the cuisine of World Heritage cities and countries and will run from January 24th to March 28th. …
Read More »Lack of rainfall cuts Balearic wine production, but improves the quality
Wine production has been reduced throughout the Balearic Islands. On Ibiza it has fallen by 16% on last year, reaching a total of 1457.35 hectolitres, and 13.57% in Formentera, to 165.65 hectolitres. As for grape production in Ibiza 233.602 kilos were collected (about 12% less than in 2013) and Formentera, …
Read More »Pre-Christmas night out in Ibiza town?
At this time of year the calle de la Virgen in Ibiza is usually a quaint but dark and lonely road with only two or three bars open. A group of five employers in the area have decided to change this situation and have convinced half of the street’s employers …
Read More »A facelift for the Jackpot Restaurant
The Jackpot Restaurant is undergoing a thorough facelift before jumping on stage next year in all of its finery. Following an agreement between the Casino of Ibiza, the famous chef Ferrán Adrià and the acrobats of Cirque du Soleil, the distinguished restaurant of the Ibiza Gran Hotel has been immersed …
Read More »Time to enjoy the beach again
A flat calm laps the beach almost silently under the gaze of a milky winter sun. The numerous mooring buoys out to sea are unoccupied, as most of the island’s boats are either under wraps or out of the water for the winter. The beach too is deserted and all …
Read More »Buy fresh in Sant Antoni
Rich, natural and discounted. These are the three virtues of the food sold at the Mercat Pagès de Sant Antoni. This is well known by the market regulars, like Salwa Tairi, who admits he always buys there because, “the products are fresh and you can often pick up bargains if …
Read More »A first Michelin star for a restaurant in the Balearics
“We served nonstop apart from answering the phones and running errands.” That’s Dani Serra, a young Badalona basketball fan and renowned runner, (he participated in the Marathon des Sables through the Sahara in 2010, among others), who arrived in Formentera over 20 years ago. He rented an antique casa pagesa …
Read More »Ready for the pot
The popular Calle Sant Vicent in Santa Eulalia, popularly known as the ‘Restaurant Street’, hosted a day of slaughter yesterday, organised by the town’s Asociación de Restaurantes to promote the third edition of its ‘Jornades Gastronomiques del Porc’. This is to be celebrated at a dozen establishments in the municipality …
Read More »The Ibiza Catering Association denounce 35 illegal entities
The Asociación de Ibiza Catering y Chefs de Ibiza y Formentera have detected 35 people or companies breaking the law. In August they decided to hire a private investigator to compile a dossier on these illegalities to submit to the authorities. “The detective is already preparing the dossier so that …
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