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For ten days, the public will be able to taste two different tapas, with a pairing of wines and cavas, in each of the participating hotels.
Within the hotel offer of the capital of Spain, the gastronomic proposal is truly enviable, and in order not to stop being at the top of the gastronomic panorama, a cast of 32 capital hotels participate in some very interesting gastronomic days of Tapas.
Hotel Tapa Tour will arrive in Madrid from June 15 to 25, the second year that summons the best 5 and 4 stars of Madrid, and as in the previous edition of the gastronomic event, it seeks to prepare a different, special snack and above all with signature of author, to impress diners who opt for these hotels as a rest option, or to learn about the gastronomy they offer to the rest of the public.
La Tapas route by hotels, is an independent initiative dedicated to the promotion of gastronomy in these establishments, through a food and wine experience The only one that wants to break the psychological barrier that separates the restaurant from the hotel from the rest, and thus become an establishment more for the public, hosted or not, claiming the hotel as a gastronomic meeting point.
To pair the excellent bites created by the hotel chefs, the event sponsor offers for tasting its products from three of its wineries in the best wine regions in Spain with designations of origin Cava, Rioja and Ribera del Duero, represented in their brands Codorniú, Viña Pomal or Legaris.
The prices of the tapas will range between 6 € and 9 € with drinks included, luxury and gastronomy within everyone’s reach.
In addition, the chefs of the hotels that are part of Hotel Tapa Tour may participate in the Marine Plankton Challenge, putting their creativity and skills to the test in the kitchen, using this unique and innovative food to make a tapa that will be evaluated by a qualified jury. The winning hotel will keep the winning cover on its menu for a month so that the public can discover the authentic taste of the sea.
The Hotels of the Gastronomic Days
The participating five-star establishments are:
Hotel Villa Magna, Hotel Wellington, InterContinental Madrid, Gran Meliá Fénix, Gran Meliá Palacio de los Duques, Hotel Hesperia Madrid, Hotel Miguel Angel, Hotel Orfila, Hotel Ritz Madrid, Hotel AC Palacio del Retiro, the Hotel Villa Real, the Barceló Emperatriz, the Barceló Torre de Madrid, the Meliá Madrid Princesa, the NH Collection Sweden and The Westin Palace.
The participating five-star establishments are:
The Hotel Indigo Madrid, the Hotel Santo Domingo, the Meliá los Galgos, the NH Collection Eurobuilding, the NH Madrid Nacional, the Novotel Madrid Center, the Only You Boutique Hotel Madrid, the Only You Hotel Atocha, Petit Palace Santa Bárbara, Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII, Vincci Soma, Vincci The Mint, the VP Jardín de Recotetos, the H10 Puerta de Alcalá, the H10 Tribeca and the H10 Villa de la Reina.
Author’s covers to contest
The hotels participate with two different recipes, a cover to present it to the contest, and another with a solidarity purpose.
Regarding the tapas in competition, there are three categories:
- Earth tops, made with meat, poultry or vegetables
- Tapas del Mar, made with fish or shellfish
- Tapas del Cielo, sweet tapas.
Participants in the tasting of any of the snacks offered by each hotel establishment, will be able to rate it through an app created for the occasion, and will enter the draw of a ticket for two people to any destination in Norwegian Airlines in Europe.
Regarding the solidarity cover, which will be out of competition, will result in the distribution of the benefits obtained by the establishment, to a social or environmental cause chosen by each of them.
The Hotel Tapa Tour organization has arranged a printed program that will be available in all participating hotels and in Madrid tourist information centers, where you can follow any of the routes that appear in it or decide the route randomly. for each participating individual, being able to serve as an excellent tool for consulting the tapas, pairings, prices and schedules of each hotel.