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Illusion and desire. The

XVIII Metropolis Awards,

delivered yesterday, recognized the most outstanding establishments and professionals in Madrid's restoration in 2021, with an eye on the near future. "We are attentive to everything you do, to everything you create, because we want to witness all the good things that are yet to come in the world of gastronomy," said

Amaya García

, editor-in-chief of METRÓPOLI, the leisure and gastronomy guide of the newspaper EL MUNDO.

Presented by

Antonella Ruggiero

, general director of the Ibero-American Academy of Gastronomy, the event took place at the Palacio de Cristal in Arganzuela and featured 10 categories in which a jury made up of

Víctor de la Serna

,

Pilar Hermida

,

Luis Suárez de Lezo

,

Marta Fernández Guadaño

,

Amaya García

,

Isabel Muñoz

and

Vicente Ruiz

selected the highlights of the last 12 months.

Vicente Ruiz (deputy director of El Mundo);

Stefano Buscema (Saddle);

Ana Isabel Copar (Gofio) and Rafa Zafra, Alberto Pacheco and Ricardo Acquista, from the Estimar restaurant.

The Best Restaurant award went to

Estimar

. Following the success of their parent company in Barcelona,

Rafa Zafra

, an outstanding student of the Adrià brothers, and

Anna Gotanegra

, fifth generation of a family of fishmongers from the port of Roses, have opened an extraordinary branch in Madrid, for many "the best port from Spain ”, which has welcomed this 21st century seafood restaurant with open arms.

Vicente Ruiz

, deputy director of EL MUNDO, was in charge of delivering the award to Zafra. The podium was completed by the honorable mentions received by

Saddle

and

Gofio

.

Bernabé Mohedano Cuadrado

, Director of Media and Digital Marketing at Banco Santander, the company sponsoring the awards, presented the award for Best Sustainable Restaurant, obtained by

Mo de Movimiento

, a space that promotes responsible consumption in what was once a television and television set. theater.

Felipe Turell

and

Javier Antequera

, owners and founders, received the award.

Mohedano also awarded the distinction to the Best Social Action of a Restaurant, awarded to

Ovillo

, where in the words of its owner and chef,

Javier Muñoz Calero

, "there is room for any human being of any class, race or religion."

Cristina Oria

and

the Qüenco de Pepa

they were also featured.

Javier Antequera and Felipe Turrell (MO de Movimiento) and Bernabé Mohedano Cuadrado (Banco Santander).

For his part,

Juan José Madariaga

, director of External Relations at the Mahou-San Miguel Market, presented the award to

El Doble

, a famous Ponzano bar where the aperitif is "a sacred moment."

Jesús del Puerto

received

the award

, which received one of the great ovations of the event.

Riverita

and

Hermanos Vinagre

were also honored.

Nor was

Abraham García

, founder of

Viridiana

, "a school of many and the cradle of gastronomic daring" in the words of Ruggiero, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award from

Trinidad Martín Balaguer

, METRÓPOLI's Advertising Director.

After the applause and the occasional "handsome" shout, García took the microphone and reviewed his more than 43-year career.

«It is very good that from time to time they take us out for a while, I who live a Stockholm syndrome with the pans.

But I'm going to play kitchen immediately, "he joked.

Señorío de Montanera and its Iberian products.

The Best Market Stall was picked up by

Kike Martínez

, owner of

Bombas, Lagarto y Rohetes de Vallekas

, who has managed to revolutionize the aperitif by combining 55 years of history and innovation. Raquel Castuera, marketing director of EL MUNDO presented the award and diplomas to La Boulette and Municio.

Chef Erwan Poudoulec

,

technical director of Le Cordon Bleu, welcomed on stage

Mario and Sergio Tofe

, owners of

Èter

, Revelation Restaurant thanks to the attention to detail, with two menus in which an environmentally responsible cuisine prevails and small producers.

Angel Ortega Castañeda

, manager of the La Mancha Denomination of Origin Regulatory Council, presented the award for Best Sommelier to

Cristina de la Calle

-

Elisa Rodríguez

and

Jorge Thuiller

were honored-, while

Francisco Espárrago

, president of Señorío de Montanera distinguished

Lucía Grávalos Pérez

( Gastronomic Mentica) as a revelation cook.

Tripea

, in the Vallehermoso Market, received the award for the Restaurant with a Ticket Less than 40 euros, delivered by

Victoria Aceves Mellado

, Brand Manager of Flor de Esgueva, who also highlighted

La Caníbal

and

Taterna

.

At the end of the event, a cocktail was held attended by, among others, chefs

Sacha Hormaechea

(Sacha),

Ricardo Sanz

(Grupo Ricardo Sanz),

Javier

and

Paco Aparicio

(Cachivache and Salino),

Javier Brichetto

(Piantao),

Álvaro González de Audicana

(Aitatxu),

Luis Ángel Pérez

(Yakitoro) or

Marian Reguera

(Verdejo).

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