Jordi Cruz is looking for a local in Madrid. The three Michelin stars is on the hunt for a space that allows him to bring to the capital the cuisine that he develops at the ABaC in Barcelona. An idea that he hopes to forge in the coming months and for which it seems that he already has a solid project with which to try to achieve in Madrid, in the future, the maximum distinction of the red guide. This was confirmed a few days ago to SieteCaníbales, to which he specified that the restaurant would have a new team and would be run by someone he trusted most.
The MasterChef jury has also focused on Madrid – in Catalonia, in addition to ABaC, it has other places such as Angle, Ten’s Tapas and Atempo – at a very vibrant time.
Movements such as the brand new opening of RavioXO, the new Dabiz Muñoz space dedicated to the universe of pasta, confirm the expansive wave of gastronomy in a city that seems to have no limits.
A few months ago another outstanding opening was held: Mar Mía. The new project, located in the Ocean Drive hotel in the Plaza de Ópera, collects the legacy of three spaces that also come from abroad: Manero, Estimar and Casa Elías. Behind them are two heavyweights such as Rafa Zafra (who knows both Barcelona and Madrid first-hand, with Estimar) and Luis Rodríguez (the king of rice dishes at El Xinorlet, Alicante).
The pull of Madrid has also seduced the young chefs of Cañitas Maite (in Casas Ibañez, Albacete), as reported by ABC a few weeks ago. The chefs, embarked on different projects inside and outside the home – from OBA, the gastronomic restaurant where they develop their haute cuisine linked to the terroir, to Can Domo, in Ibiza, where they will develop their talent during the summer months in a luxurious agrotourism complex. Javier Sanz and Juan Sahuquillo, both under 30, will set out in the fall to open a new restaurant in the space that the Michelin star CEBO has occupied until this May. The premises of the Hotel Urban in Madrid have been empty since last day 7, the date on which Aurelio Morales put the finishing touch to a stage in front.
