Tenerife-based chef Andrea Ravasio, currently at Zumaque in Puerto de la Cruz, has been nominated to represent the Iberian & Mediterranean region in this year’s Fine Dining Lovers 'Food for Thought Award'. Ravasio is one of 12 finalists from around the world chosen for representing their personal philosophy in a dish with public voting open now until 9am (GMT) on October 24th.
With his dish 'El Domingo del Campesino', Ravasio hopes to bring the flavours of the Canary Islands to the people, to the world, and to the future. Ravasio said “Through this dish, I want to celebrate the importance of Canary Island's ingredients in world gastronomy. We have a lot of products like ‘Cochino Negro’ or dishes like ‘Rancho Canario’ that even people in Spain don't know about.”
“In this dish, I decided to use simple products typical of the Canarian tradition like potatoes and Mojo Verde, and show that is possible to elevate them to fine dining” he added.
Voting is now open online until 9am on Sunday morning, by going to: https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/fine-dining-lovers-food-thought-voting-2021 and the winner will be announced in Milan, Italy, during the Grand Finale of S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy 2021, which is being held between October 28th-30th, in front of a prestigious jury composed of international judges including three-Michelin-star chefs Mauro Colagreco, Andreas Caminda, and Clare Smyth.
Fine Dining Lovers is a prestigious international digital platform that publishes insider information from within the restaurant world, drawing on its unique access to the best the industry has to offer. The online magazine is supported by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, but is editorially independent.
In 2015, S.Pellegrino launched the Young Chef competition to support new talent in the world of gastronomy. The first four editions of this ambitious competition have attracted 10,000 young chefs from around the world and involved hundreds of renowned senior chefs as judges and mentors.
