Costa del Sol News
Marbella has become a benchmark for high-end gastronomy in Spain. The town is home to some of the country's restaurants run by Michelin-starred chefs and is the birthplace of Dani García, who earned three such accolades in 2018. The combination of haute cuisine and the Christmas season in the town is synonymous with celebrations, dinners, and menus of distinguished dishes made with top-quality raw materials, which are reflected in the prices of the culinary offerings, some edged with international influences, by the local establishments.
The restaurant at La Fonda Heritage hotel will offer a set menu on December 31st priced at 385 euros to ring out the year in an evening that will feature a DJ performance. The venue, which boasts the world's largest Christmas tree made of cookies, will offer a special menu on Christmas Eve costing 155 euros.
Anantara Villa Padierna, one of Spain's most luxurious hotels, will serve a Christmas Eve dinner featuring dishes such as foie gras mousse with carquiñoli powder and caramelized walnuts or sea bass loin with pistachios and spinach on an onion tart with juice from its bones for 325 euros; while the Christmas brunch, consisting of Iberian cured meats, fresh seafood, meats, and fish, will cost 235 euros. The hotel, where former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama stayed in 2010, will see out the year with a gala and dinners featuring oysters, lobster, Motril prawns, or Galician beef sirloin, with prices up to 595 euros. The cost includes party favors.
"Experiencing Christmas at Anantara Villa Padierna is much more than just a getaway. It's about enjoying the little details and local traditions. A celebration designed with care so that each moment turns into a memorable memory," states the hotel.
The Florentine restaurant, specializing in Italian cuisine, offers Christmas dinners of three to four courses until December 26th, where one can choose from dishes like oxtail, turbot, veal, tagliatelle, or risotto for 150 euros. Located on the Golden Mile, the establishment boasts an exclusive drink menu designed to complement a gastronomic experience that brings a taste of Italy to the Costa del Sol.
"Florentine is the ideal place to celebrate Christmas with a unique gastronomic experience that combines the best of Mediterranean and Italian cuisine," highlights the establishment.
Chefs Jacques and Mathieu Lagarde, who have extensive international experience, offer two special menus at the Cascada restaurant, which features a cozy, warm, and intimate winter retreat atmosphere. Both chefs will prepare for New Year's Eve, Christmas, and January 1st a six-course tasting menu featuring ribeye and duck charcuterie, grilled snapper, or sirloin with creamy mushrooms.
On New Year's Eve, they propose a special menu that includes starters of scallops and caviar or desserts of chocolate and hazelnut and a vanilla and pistachio mille-feuille. The price of the first menu will be 105 euros; and of the second, 195 euros.
