Gastronomy and Made in Alicante state to sell to European leaders

Beyond the enormous importance of the topics covered, The IX Euro-Mediterranean Summit has also become a luxury showcase for the international promotion of Alicante. And there Casa Mediterráneo played a key role, with a luncheon this Friday where the absolute lead went to him. Local cuisine by famous chefs like Susi Díaz and Pablo Montorowith separate menus that fascinate heads of state and their delegations, and an atmosphere entirely provided by companies in the province.

After the first meeting in Euipo in the morning, lunch was served. In the midst of a large police deployment and the Casa Mediterráneo building cordoned off so that no one could approach within a 50-metre radius except for the meeting, dinner guests slowly began to appear. And it didn’t take long for the first anecdote to arrive, because the caravan of cars the Head of Government was traveling with, Socialist Pedro Sánchez had to slow his arrival because Consell’s president, Ximo Puig, arrived at Casa Mediterráneo later than expected. Firstly. In fact, if Sánchez had not delayed his displacement, he would have been accepted by Luis Barcala, the mayor of Alicante at the time, from a different party than his own, as it belonged to the PP.

From there, the general manager of Casa Mediterráneo, Andrés Perelló was responsible for receiving the remaining heads of state and government of the countries participating in the summit.. Thus, through the gates of Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plekovik; Janez Jansa from Slovenia; that of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Robert Abela from Malta; Portugal, Antonio Costa; and French President Emmanuel Macron. The most recent participant was Antonio Tajani, Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, representing Girorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of the Alpine country, which was absent due to the flu. Along with them was Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. The President of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiades, did not attend the lunch, because his country’s delegation arrived in Alicante in the afternoon to go directly to the working meeting in Ciudad de la Luz.

Meeting at Casa Mediterráneo is Enric Morera, president of the Valencian Parliament; Pilar Bernabé, Government delegate in the Community; Sub-delegate in Alicante, Araceli Poblador and Ximo Puig and Luis Barcala.

world menus

Once inside the building, heads of state They had the opportunity to enjoy the menu prepared by the chef with Michelin-starred Susi Díaz., with a completely realistic offer from the restaurant La Finca in Elche. The flavor feast that started with three shrimp sea urchin cream and shrimp pleated continued with Villena asparagus ice cream. Then the first dish was made with lacy peas and squid juice, and the second consisted of sweet rice with white bait fish topped with extra virgin olive oil and pinto beans. A definite nod to local products and the symbology of the province came with dessert. Jijona nougat ice cream with chocolate “ground” in a Lady of Elche shaped mold.

Sánchez, Puig, Morera, Barcala, Bernabé and Perelló at the entrance of Casa Mediterráneo.


Presidents liked this menu, while other participants liked it with the offer prepared for this event by chef Pablo Montoro from Espacio Montoro restaurant in Alicante.

Total, A total of 94 people gathered at Casa Mediterráneobecause Heads of State and Heads of Government were accompanied by members of their respective delegations, which were also attended by regional and local authorities.

But food wasn’t the only touch of Alicante at lunch, because All the settings of the halls were made by the provincial companies.. Thus, Carpas Gracia and Alaves, both of San Vicente del Raspeig, were responsible for setting up a series of tents that delimited areas for diners, while Florarte of Alicante was responsible for the floral ornaments for the table.

Viveros Ferpas, also from San Vicente del Raspeig, established a landscaped area with local vegetation such as lavender and olive trees.

Likewise, the company Kava from Petrer was responsible for the furnishings of the food, while Hi Print from Alicante was responsible for printing a large-format image of photographer Ángel Fitor representing a jellyfish. Rafa Galán from Alicante took the official photos of the event, while Novelda’s Carmencita provided the salt mills inside a vault given to the attendees. RG was likewise responsible for the electrical installation.

Finally, Alcoy-based Textile Technology Institute (Aitex) a tablecloth made of plastic bottlesHeads of State and Government and community officials put their signatures on the signature book.

Ursula von der Leyen signs the book Casa Mediterráneo with Perelló and Sánchez.


Andrés Perelló, who served as the host for the lunch, said:We wanted to position the province of Alicante as a reference point in the Mediterranean.promotes both its products and companies. One of the main goals of Casa Mediterráneo is the promotion of the city and its region, because with it we also promote the Valencian Community and Spain, and the truth is we are very pleased because we received congratulations from all the leaders. ”.

Puig highlights the positive impact on the image of this space

Generalitat President Ximo Puig stressed the importance of the Euro-Mediterranean summit when it comes to it. convey a positive image of both Alicante and the Valencian Community, underlines that all the leaders participating in the event had a pleasant impression from these lands in this sense. In this sense, the Consell president pointed out that the summit held in Alicante “is very important for us, both symbolically and in terms of reputation, because it allows us to offer heads of state and their delegations a glimpse into the soul of Turkey”. Welcome to what this region has. In this sense, Puig added that he had the opportunity to speak and express to representatives of different countries.what is the meaning of an open and welcoming land».

The President of Generalitat also emphasized the importance of the issues discussed at the summit. In his words, “An issue such as energy sovereignty at the European level, which we must participate in within our forces, is absolutely fundamental at the moment, because it is a reality that we must move forward with.”

In any case, he insisted that the event offered a number of positive inputs in favor of the province and the Valencian Community. “About what,” he explained, ” to permanently export that positive and clear image of our land».

Puig was able to chat with the presidents at lunch at Casa Mediterráneo and, like all attendees, enjoyed the menus prepared for the event as well as the atmosphere created by the different companies that contributed grains of sand to the event. Among the different salient elements that can be seen, The winning work of the latest edition of the Milan Design FairAntonio Tajani, Italy’s vice president and foreign minister, had the opportunity to take a photo with Andrés Perelló, director of Casa Mediterráneo, in front of a sea wave made of potato starch.

Source: Informacion

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