Culture and gastronomy come together to commemorate the IV Centenary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
The Contest, named after Gastro letters, It will take place in the hospitality establishments, bars, cafes and restaurants of the Madrid neighborhood of the muses or letters.
During the days 14 to 24, the classicism of old Castilian is fused with the best culinary creations of the participating locals, raising the universal creator to the podium of the capital’s gastronomy.
A centenary, which is already the fourth that will bring all visitors closer to the central gastronomy where they can taste excellent tapas and drink all for the price of € 3.
The cultural initiative encompasses gastronomy as well as many spaces on the pages of the famous authors of the Spanish Golden Age who in turn resided and frequented the rooms of the neighborhood where the gastrocultural initiative will be held.
Our outstanding and international writers, such as Quevedo, Lope de Vega, Góngora and the aforementioned Don Miguel, lived there in the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries.
Themed tapas around the literary streets of the capital
The Tapas Route extends along dozens of bars, restaurants and bookstores, which created for the occasion will be titled with the name of an author, a literary work, a popular character …
We can see a Rinconete and Cortadillo, a Sancho Panza or a Mafalda together with some Bohemian Lights or a Shakespeare never did …
Along with the culinary preparation, you can attend the celebrations and storytelling sessions, performances and book readings, plays, literary competitions and even a solidarity book market.
The Hospitality Business Association of the Community of Madrid (La Viña) is behind the organization of the event and has the collaboration of the municipal council of the capital of Spain and the Mahou San Miguel beer brand that acts as a sponsor.
The contest has a bankruptcy format for hoteliers who will be able to win the prestigious Popular Tapa award. For this, the participants of the contest will vote on the event website for their favorite.
The other award will be the Tapa La Viña Award, selected by the professional jury of the contest.
All the activities, venues and tapas presented, you can get to know them first-hand through the Gastroletras Event program, which we link here to the Saborea Madrid website.