A small seaside town in Northern Spain just might be
the most delicious place on earth. Bosting more Michelin-starred restaurants
per square kilometer than any other place on the planet, it is easy to see why
connoisseurs from all over the world make the pilgrimage at one point in life
to see for themselves the magic that is San Sebastian. Every October for the last 20 years, those chefs that sculpt
gastronomy and push the evolution of everything food, meet for their
version of the Olympics. They call it “Gastronomika” and it is considered the
most prestigious and important hospitality conference, period.
With more than 13,000 foodies, journalists, culinary
groupies and students coming to see what all the hype is about, the festival
offers a Disneyland of activities all centered around food, although the real
draw to the conference is the chef speakers who present themselves and their
cooking over the 4-day event. Dominated by the culinary rock stars and legends of
Spain, each year there are a handful of international Chefs that are lucky
enough to stand alongside them. Each of their 30-minute presentations must
capture the soul of the 1,500 people who sit eagerly listening like a Jedi for life-changing ideas, techniques, ingredients, and the dishes that will set the trends for the
year and spark the direction for the future. With a fixed panel of 3 Michelin-starred
Spanish chefs/superheroes such as Juan Mari Arzak, Dani García, Joan Roca, Martín
Beresategui and Eneko Atxa, other speakers are selected by invitation only with
the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory golden ticket system.
We in Cuca are shocked, honored and pee-yourself excited
to have received the invitation for this year’s 2019 edition of San Sebastian
Gastronomika. The only question left to answer is “If you had 30 min to speak
to the best chefs in the world, what would you say?”.
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