La Rioja-Logrono has been announced this morning as Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2012, chosen from a list of 10 applicants, which also included Sevilla, Gijon, Valladolid, Ciudad Real, Oviedo, Segovia, Lugo, Granada and Santiago de Compostela. This is a new thing set up by the Spanish Hospitality Federation (FEHR) and the Spanish Federation of Travel [...]
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Eating slippers in Logrono, La Rioja
Posted: May 12, 2010 in La Rioja, Spanish food and wineTags: Calle Laurel, La Rioja, Logrono, tapas
When is a slipper not a slipper? In the Mesón del Jamón in Logroño, the provincial capital of La Rioja, a zapatilla is a sandwich made with rustic bread smeared with tomato and olive oil, layered with Serrano ham and toasted until it is transformed into a squidgy tastebomb. Ask for underpants – calzoncillos – [...]
