The prizes of the 17th edition of the GuiaME Dénia Tapas Route were delivered in an atypical act. Having suspended all the acts, Diego Mena and Remedios Cerdá as representatives of the Association of Hospitality and Tourism Entrepreneurs of the Marina Alta (Aehtma) along with Frank and Manolo Marti, representatives of GuiaME Comunicació and those responsible for the organization, have gone from place to place handing out recognitions and other prizes with the hope and desire to make this delivery before the Christmas holidays.
In this event, a representative of the Dianense company Fuegodifusion and the director of the shopping center also presented the awards Portal de la Marina, Virginia Carrasco.
The restaurant winner of this XVII Tapas Route has been Bonanotte with its lid 'Iberian Dam on Torrija de Cristal'. Iberian pork with Pedro Ximénez on a glass bread toast with sweet potato puree and leek chips. Its owners, Jorge Lemos and Estefania Fita, have received a commemorative plaque, along with a terrace stove, courtesy of Fuegodifusion and a tasting lunch or dinner for two at the invitation of the restaurant Mena.
El Second classified has been Tasca Footlights, which opens on the road with its 'Delights of Sea and Land', white prawn from Dénia, coca, avocado wasabi and candied pumpkin base. His award consisted of a plaque of recognition and a dinner and one night stay at the La Font d'Alcalà hotel, in Alcalà de la Jovada.
El AEHTMA award chosen by a technical jury and endowed with a commemorative plaque and a haute cuisine gastronomic experience in Dénia for two people has been for the restaurant The Xerna del Mar with your proposal 'Our Flavors', a horse from the fish market, pickled on brioche bread and mango acidity.
El award awarded by Dénia Tourism to the best cover made with indigenous product has fallen on Casa Benjamin, which made a slate with marinated anchovies stuffed with anchovy cream, black olive powder and homemade pickled onions, named “Nuestra Gilda del Benjamin”.
Finally, the € 300 special prize in cash granted by guiaME Comunicació, and which rewards dedication, involvement and commitment, as well as the good work and care that is taken with this event, has been for the redoli, who prepared the "False Japanese Octopus" cover, a flaming rock octopus from our bay, vegetables with teriyaky sauce and toasted sesame.
Online Award Winners
In the section on prizes for route participants, which are chosen by lottery from among those who have voted through the Rutappa application with a minimum of 15 scored tapas, the winners are:
-Ana Belén Aragón (tapas dinner for two at Bonanotte restaurant, winner of the first prize on the route)
-Belki Mercado (tapas dinner for two at Tasca Candilejas, winner of the second prize on the route)
-Linda Appeltans (tapas for two in La Xerna del Mar, an establishment that has won the AEHTMA award)
-Jones Liz (tapas dinner for two at the Casa Benjamin restaurant, winner of the Dénia Tourism award)
-Ramón Rodríguez Álvarez (winner of a dinner, hotel night and breakfast for two at the Hotel Los Angeles, gift of AEHTMA).
The Gourmet Basket with products from the land raffled by La Peña Gastronómica La Cata, has fallen to Juan Antonio Montero Delgado and its president Nacho Muñóz has made the delivery.
Finally, in the raffle carried out among the routers who have scored the 37 competing tapas through the Rutappa App, María Teresa Zanzibar was the winner. The prize, sponsored by the Portal de la Marina shopping center, consists of a 500 euro gift card for purchases in the establishments of the shopping area.
New edition
Finally, Manolo Martí has commented that they will be waiting to see the results of the contagion curve after the festivities of Christmas so that if everything goes well, confirm the dates of the XVIII edition of the Tapas Route guide ME Dénia.
