Happy Easter

Easter is just around the corner so I thought I would tell you about an article I have written for SkyBlue Mallorca about Mallorca's Easter treats.

It is all about the famous empanadas, cocarrois and crespells that we eat here in Mallorca during Easter (pictured above). 

Liquid Art

Here is a great video which has recently been uploaded to SkyBlue Mallorca.
I love the idea of combining food and wine with art, and chef Pepe Pintos does this spectacularly. In this video he talks about some paintings he has created to portray a 'Liquid Art' inspired by wine and the wines of Mallorca.
The various paitings are inspired by Armero i Adrover, Jaume Mesquida and Macià Batle wine estates.

Each painting has a dish created by this artistic chef to go with it.

This video is in spanish! For more info see here

All the latest Mallorca Food & Wine News

A lot has been going on on SkyBlue Mallorca since my last post. I apologise for my absence! :)
I have been busy updating the site with more Mallorca Restaurants, Shops and Products, Catering companies and Mallorca News. I have been especially busy adding to the German section of the site. I am glad to be able to help Mallorca's premium Food and Wine site to reach out and be useful to more people.

The format of the site has also been changed slightly, so that now, every time you check back there will be 4 recent videos for you to see on the homepage. Further down the homepage you can now also see what has been uploaded recently, with a short teaser text and a small image. Now you can see just how often we add new interesting information to the website.

Skyblue Mallorca's facebook page is looking really great now. It has become very interactive and Anthony and Astrid post details of food and wine events and happenings they have been to across the island. Become a fan.

Every week more news is added to the Mallorca News section. I have just added a great article by local VIP chef Marc Fosh. The photo I am using in this post is his.

And tomorrow is Newsletter day again, which means that throughout the rest of the day I will be working with Anthony and Astrid on getting the latest edition of the Newsletter ready to send out to you all. If you are not yet receiving SBM's bi-weekly newsletter, sign up now. And wait for the latest Food & Wine news to arrive in your inbox!

Mallorca Christmas Food

Like all the significant festivities of the annual calendar, Christmas in Mallorca has its own important gastronomic traditions. Christmas has been developing and changing in Mallorca over the years, but when it comes to food some very strong customs are still prevalent and are passed on from parents to children.
Christmas Eve is a very significant evening in Mallorca, just as in the rest of Spain. The custom is to go to Church at midnight for what is known as the 'Cockerel's Mass' to bring in the day of the birth of Christ. On the way home from the service it is traditional to have a hot chocolate and some Mallorcan ensaimadas.
Lunch on Christmas Day is a gastronomic feast; the meal starts with a 'Sopa de Navidad' or 'Christmas Soup', which consists of turkey broth with pasta, liver and boiled eggs in it; next is boiled turkey with vegetables and then a roast pork with crackling and 'patató' or roast new potatoes. For dessert, a tray of different 'turrón' is prepared. Turrón is a sweet traditionally based on almonds and comes in many different varieties, but the typical Mallorcan turrón is a thin version with almond paste in between sheets of rice paper or 'neulas'. The turrón can be accompanied by a 'Coca de Nadal' or Christmas cake which is similar to the coca de patata which is so typical of the village of Valldemossa, but is bigger and has aniseed in it. Mallorcan almonds and indeed all dried fruits have a very prominent role throughout all the Christmas season, both in the form of 'turrón' and marzipan as on their own. The meal is usually accompanied by a good wine and a glass of cava.
The next day, the 26th of December, is also a feast day in Mallorca, and families usually get together again to enjoy the leftovers of the previous' day's lunch.
As they say in Mallorca, Bon Profit y Bones Festes!

New Majorca Chefs information on SkyBlueMallorca.com

photo of the stunning view from Cap Vermell Restaurant

Two new chef profiles have been added to our extensive list of Mallorca Chefs.

Roland Schulte is now heading up the stunning Cap Vermell Beach Hotel and Restaurant.

Read more about Roland's star studded career and watch a video interview.

Julio Garmendia is originally from the Basque country in Spain and has worked with some of the great Spanish chefs like Carlos Arguiñano and is now heading up the new Eboca restaurant in Ciudad Jardin and enjoys using products with Denomination of Origin of the Balearic Islands.

Read more about Julio Garmendia and watch a video interview

Articles on Ezine, Discovering Majorca Food

I am glad to say that some of my articles have been incuded on Ezinearticles.com
I have uploaded some of my articles on Majorca Food and Majorca Restaurants. Read the articles in their original format on SkyBlueMallorca.com;
Majorca Food, An Introduction
Majorca Food, Rich and Varied Vegetables
Majorca Food, The Ensaimada
Majorca Food, Sobrassada
Majorca Restaurants with Michelin Stars

Have a look at my profile on Ezine Articles

The photo on the right is of a Mallorca Ensaimada, thanks to www.illesbalearsqualitat.cat for the photo