The activities of the Month in the Classroom Kitchen Mencey

The Iberostar Grand Hotel Mencey has been a historical reference for decades on the island of Tenerife, regarding the most exquisite and cutting edge cuisine. Leading this gastronomic experience is the executive chef Juan Carlos Clemente and the Mencey Cookery Classroom, a space designed to enjoy a culinary experience.

During the month of March, the Mencey Cookery classroom offers 2 special cooking courses in Tenerife for all food lovers.

Gastronomic hotel in Tenerife

The first, is a special course on the world of mushrooms and will be carried out by chef José Miguel Barrera with the invaluable help of the expert Carmen Delgado.

For the next course, dated on 26^th March 2014, the chef Javi Martin will present a special course on ceviche and carpaccio. Guided by the talented chef, you will enjoy and learn the best tricks on how to make ceviche and carpaccio, plus the most delicious dressings.

The course fee is 60€, and some of the recipes that the attendees will learn to prepare, include ceviche de pompano with avocado, beef carpaccio with balsamic dressing and vegetable carpaccio with a dressing of boletus and rosemary.

Cooking course in Tenerife

It is also possible to arrange private courses with the chef, with friends or colleagues. Enjoy a perfect evening learning how to cook traditional Canarian recipes or elaborate dishes while enjoying a beer, wine or a gin and tonic in the best company.

The Cookery Classroom is also available for events, gastronomic team-buildings, product presentations and other events. For more information, visit the official website of the Mencey Cookery Classroom.

            

Christmas in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

A special Christmas, that’s what everybody wants for their family and friends. The most importance of this time is to have enough time to celebrate it with family and friends. To celebrate a special Christmas, it is important to have an idea or theme to organize an authentic Christmas holiday.

Our suggestion, is to celebrate the Christmas holidays in a warm destination, where you can enjoy a few days of December on the beach, with a swim in the sea and sunbathe under the "winter" sun. Well, all this is possible in the Canary Islands, the preferred destination for many central European tourists at this time of year.

Usually, if you do not celebrate the holidays at home, we usually choose a destination that is more “Christmas” in spirit, as could be London or Berlin. A different alternative, that is gaining more an more followers is to celebrate Christmas in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 

It is a unique destination with a pleasant climate, with extremely friendly people and first class services. There are different proposals for spending this time of year on the island, but a sure bet is  to choose a gastronomic hotel in Tenerife. The Iberostar Grand Hotel Mencey is, without doubts, the most well known in the Canary Islands.

Also, it has one of the best restaurants in Tenerife, the restaurant of Los Menceyes, with the Canarian chef Juan Carlos Clemente heading the kitchen. The hotel has in turn a Cookery Classroom where they hold weekly cooking classes, Master Classes with Michelin star chefs, events and presentations, private classes… The best advice is to check the hotel’s website or their Facebook page, to find out about their latest offers.

The hotel is preparing a very special Christmas dinner, with a menu created for the occasion with featured wines, live music and a bar service after dinner. For the 25th of December, the hotel is offering a delicious Christmas buffet, very Spanish.

Vacaciones Gourmet en el Iberostar Grand Mencey

Tanto Lucy como yo somos dos apasionados de la gastronomía y nos gusta considerarnos dos “hobby Chefs”. Nos encanta la cocina y pasamos horas en ella preparando toda clase de platos,  probando nuevas recetas o perfeccionando otras. Siempre estamos atentos a cualquier novedad en el mundo culinario, tanto nuevos restaurantes o demás propuestas que se centren en la gastronomía. 

Leyendo un blog de turismo y gastronomía descubrí un articulo que mencionaba la presencia de la Chef Macarena de Castro, del restaurante Jardín en Acudía, en un ciclo de cocineras españolas con estrella Michelin. Inmediatamente, visite la pagina web del Aula de Cocina del Mencey, que forma parte de la oferta gastronómica que ofrece el Hotel Iberostar Grand Mencey en Santa Cruz de Tenerife. 

Hace ya tiempo que queremos visitar las Islas Canarias y este hotel junto a su oferta de restaurantes, resulto realmente atractivo. A mi mujer le encanto la idea: pasar unos días de descanso en un hotel maravilloso y al mismo tiempo disfrutar de unos cursos de cocina en Tenerife de la mano del Chef Juan Carlos Clemente y, con un poco de suerte, poder asistir a uno de los ciclos de “Mujeres con Estrella”.

Este hotel gastronómico en Tenerife cuenta con 3 restaurantes y 3 bares. De sus restaurantes destaca el restaurante de Los Menceyes, que es el restaurante gourmet de referencia en la isla. El Grand Mencey también cuenta con otros rincones gastronómicos como el restaurante y terraza de Los Laureles. Ya puedo imaginarnos sentados en la terraza del bar Iballa, disfrutando de un exótico cocktail junto a mi mujer y unas vistas inigualables.

Nuestras cortas vacaciones coinciden con el fin de semana en el que la chef Macarena de Castro impartirá su master class, por lo que podremos disfrutar de un restaurante de alta cocina en Tenerife. Tenemos planeado visitar algunos de los mejores restaurantes de la isla, aunque nuestra intención es no alquilar coche y centrarnos en la zona de Santa Cruz de Tenerife.