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Wine medal
25.02.2010 - The Adeje based bodega, Tierras de Aponte, were the recent winners of a gold medal for their Vendimia Seleccionada Cosecha 2008 wine. more...

Food

Tasty potato salad

25.02.2010 - Ingredients
• 5 potatoes
• 5 very thin slices of good quality bacon
• 1 cucumber
• The juice of 1/2 a lemon
• Small green salad leaves such as lamb’s
tails, rocket or water cress
• 1 fully skimmed natural yoghurt
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• A sprig of fresh mint
• A pinch of ground white pepper
• Salt more...

Restaurant Reviews

Eat Italy

24.02.2010 - Eat Italy in Los Cristianos is an Italian mini-market and café which stocks a range of English products too. more...

Food

Spring greens

23.02.2010 - A Canarian restaurant can normally offer you a sopa, a thin soup or stock normally with rice or pasta or a potage, a thick and very filling soup which can be a meal on its own. more...

Wine

Álvaro Prieto

22.02.2010 - Álvaro Prieto the sommelier at the Abama Hotel in Tenerife was voted the Sommelier of the year for 2009 and 2010. However, not content with this wonderful accolade, he has just recently returned from Spain having come second in the contest to find the best sommelier in Spain at the Madrid Fusion fair. more...

Food

Ribs and potatoes

15.02.2010 - Possibly the most famous exponent of this dish in Tenerife is Casa Tomás in El Portuezuelo, Tegueste near the northern airport (922 638007), but it is really very easy to prepare yourself, although somewhat time consuming. more...

Restaurant Reviews

Dazzling debut

14.02.2010 - Talented Canarian, Braulio Simancas, took over from Salvador Gallego as head chef at the Gran Hotel Bahía del Duque’s flagship restaurant, Las Aguas, recently and we were privileged to be there at the presentation of the new menu. more...

Restaurant Reviews

Delightful dining

13.02.2010 - The place to add to your ‘must visit’ list is Bianco Duo in Los Cristianos, a beautiful restaurant and Cocktail Lounge Bar with stunning views of Los Cristianos and the ocean. more...

Food

Sweet duckling

13.02.2010 - Ingredients
• Fresh duck breast
• Orange blossom honey
• Bitter mandarin marmalade
• Olive oil
• Fresh chives
• Scented rice (basmati, jasmine etc.) more...

Wine

Wine tasting

13.02.2010 - We are hosting a wine tasting on February 25th, 2010. more...

Restaurant Reviews

El Refugio - A romantic utopia

11.02.2010 - An old Canarian farmhouse bears the name El Refugio, and has, for thirty years, been operating as a restaurant hidden in the middle of the mountains in South West Tenerife. more...

Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Café Biblioteca

31.01.2010 - Food for thought indeed at the Restaurant ‘Café Biblioteca’, where you can enjoy a feast of literature in English, German or Spanish during your visit if you wish.
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Food

Creamy Soup

31.01.2010 - Preparation
1. Bring a litre of water to boil in a large saucepan and meanwhile peel and deseed the pumpkin. more...

Food & Wine::

Tenerife - 12.03.2010 - The chairman of Tenerife football club has reassured manager José Luis Oltra that his job is not on the line even if the side loses the crucial game at the week-end against Español. more...

Fog brings airport chaos

Tenerife - 12.03.2010 - Yesterday's thick fog in the La Laguna area brought chaos to Tenerife North Airport, which was forced to cancel several flights during the evening. more...

Sara search area revisited

Las Palmas - 12.03.2010 - Searchers have resumed the hunt for Sara Morales, the teenage girl from Las Palmas missing for over three years, following pressure from her family. Wasteground next to the shopping centre where she was last seen in July 2006 was cordoned off on Wednesday to allow a bulldozer to begin shifting earth after a renewed plea from the girl's family to check the area again. more...

Raquel Toledo released

11.03.2010 - The 37 year old woman, Raquel Toledo, originally from Tenerife, who was jailed recently in Texas accused of failing to abide by custody orders, has been released.
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Good news on airport charges

Berlin - 11.03.2010 - At the inauguration of the Berlin Tourism Fair regional Canarian president Paulino Rivero announced that he had reached an agreement with the national minister for development on a reduction in airport charges, something seen as vital to the tourism market for these islands. more...

Canarian hopes pinned on German market

Berlin - 10.03.2010 - The Berlin Tourism Fair, which opens today, is seen as crucial by the Canarian Department of Tourism in its bid to recoup almost 300,000 German holidaymakers 'lost' last year. more...

Interviews

The future of the species

Living & Lifestyle

Guttering or Waterfall?
Have you noticed how few houses in Tenerife have guttering? When it rains you get a waterfall blocking your front door. more...

Motoring

New Škoda - Superb Combi

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Elektronische Zigarette
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Real Estate Tenerife
We are a real estate company, constituted in the year 2002, and nevertheless our professional team possesses a long trajectory in the real estate sector in the north of Tenerife.
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