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G Astronomy in La Palma

Dishes inspired by Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, served at the Parador, La Palma island.

Dishes inspired by Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

The Parador on La Palma is just outside the village of San Jose, in Breña Baja. (Paradors are a national chain of posh hotels, and very nice they are too.) Tonight (April 22nd ) at 8 pm they'll be hosting the first public dinner with a new menu, inspired by astronomical bodies. A professional Starlight guide will be there to talk about the planets, and afterwards, there will be stargazing.

I haven't tried these dishes myself, but people who have tell me they taste heavenly.

Cost: 40€ per person. Reservations are essential, since numbers will be limited. For more information and bookings, phone 922 43 58 28 or email lapalma@parador.es

Dishes inspired by Jupiter, Saturn, comets and the Grantecan telescope, Parador in La Palma

Dishes inspired by Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, comets and the Grantecan telescope.

Labels: astronomy, Breña Baja, food and drink

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Vega Norte Wine

Vega Norte wine from La Palma

Wines from La Palma have improved enormously in the 20 years since I came here. Partly this is because they've created a "Denominación de Origen" which is much the same as the French "Appellation d’origine contrôlée" - you have to pass quality standards to be able to put the words on your bottle. And partly the local wine producers have just plain worked hard. Still, there's an element of luck involved. The climate's been so erratic lately that there's quite a difference between one year and another.

I'll let you into a local secret. Bottles of white Vega Norte from 2009 are flying off the shelves. It's got a light, flowery taste, and you can expect to pay about 4€ a bottle

Labels: food and drink