Fonda Balmes restaurant opens on July 15th, Cruïlla Festival is coming, Reserva Ibérica launches new menu and two more offerings

It's impossible to keep up with the latest culinary offerings, so we're trying to put a little order into it. New menus, new restaurants, new menus, and new shops that help us enjoy good food more, whether we're sitting in front of the stove or eating out. In this section, which we've named Sweet billboardWe regularly inform you of all the latest developments in our company. Never better said!

Reserva Ibérica, The Kitchen (Aragó, 258), located very close to Rambla de Catalunya, has just selected à la carte dishes designed to savor Iberian ham. Manuel López, head of the project, suggests starting the menu with a 100% ham dish, Pata Negra, from three different origins: Guijuelo, Extremadura, and Jabugo. And, in this way, you can capture the nuances of each. Next up are the tapas, among which stand out the patatas bravas, with homemade sauce; anchovies from the Cantabrian Sea; and, especially, the croquettes with Iberian ham, which mark a before and after. Meat lovers will also find dishes such as Iberian presa and cheeks with trumpets of death. And, for dessert, chocolate, truffles, French toast and carquiñoles from Sant Quintí de Mediona.

The Cruïlla festival is packed with a great lineup of music, but also, as usual, a great culinary offering. From July 9th to 12th, the Parc del Fòrum It will become an ephemeral city where you can find Barcelona's leading restaurants for all gastronomic preferences.Gluten-free, lactose-free, vegetarian, vegan... If you choose to go prepared with the wristband, you can purchase pre-order menus online and pick up your order at the Cruïlla restaurant. This option will save you money and time. As part of the festival's premises, the commitment to sustainability entails the use of reusable packaging and returnable tableware at mobile points, where refunds will be issued. And finally, take note of some of the restaurants that will be on offer: La Mundana, El Filete Ruso, Can Pizza, Bar Trikini, Chalito, Creps Barcelona, ​​and the Gremio de Bacalaneros de Barcelona, ​​among many others.

The Fonda Balmes restaurant (Balmes, 175) is ready to open on July 15th. It will open for lunch and dinner and has prepared the best cuisine and the best service, headed by chef Josep M. Masó and Alfred Romagosa (pictured). In the renovated dining room, which features a cocktail bar, there will be three carts from the legendary Drolma restaurant at the Hotel Majestic in Barcelona. These carts, which the waiters will move around, will be used to carve meat or carry cheeses to display on each table. The restaurant is a project that Masó and Romagosa have been working on in recent months. They believe in Catalan cuisine and, above all, are excited to provide Barcelona with a new restaurant that offers continuity and good food. Fonda Balmes is one of the great restaurant debuts of this year..

The H10 Mimosa hotel (Pau Claris, 179), overlooking the iconic work of architect Antoni Gaudí, La Pedrera, has inaugurated the El Cel de Gaudí terrace. The gastronomic offering is based on tapas, signature cocktails, and also smoothies Natural dishes. To start, the menu includes vermouth with olives, fries, and Perelló cockles. Tapas include Iberian ham, flatbread, bravas with aioli, and ham croquettes. Other dishes include hummus with pistachio powder, black olives, and fried corn, and burgers with cheddar cheese, caramelized onions, and bacon. Desserts include chocolate truffles, fruit, and ice cream.

The Grec Festival is already underway, and anyone looking to combine theater with good food is in luck, because until July 29th, chefs Raquel Blasco and Marc Santamaria, owners of the Casa Xica restaurant, are heading up the Farm to Table kitchen in the Grec gardens. This year, they are offering two tasting menus: one with four courses and desserts, for €38, and another, at the same price, with a vegan option. Some of the dishes you can eat are country terrine in Armanyac, pistachios, burrata and mustard, and linguine with seafood cream, shrimp and cheese Padano garnetThe restaurant's hours are from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and from 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. On days when there is no theater programming, there is a single seating at 8:00 p.m.

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