Another Exceptional Lunch at El Crucero in Corella (Navarra) with the Wines of Carlos Aliaga, Jan. 28, 2013

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Aliaga Lágrima de Garnacha Rosado 2012 at El Crucero Restaurante, Corella (Navarra). 
Photo by Gerry Dawes copyright 2013 / gerrydawes@aol.com / Facebook / Twitter. 



 Chicória (chicory) salad with diced apples, moscatel raisins and the house's 
own extra virgen olive oil, El Crucero Restaurante, Corella (Navarra).  
Photo by Gerry Dawes copyright 2013 / gerrydawes@aol.com / Facebook / Twitter.



Cardos, or cardoons (chard) with a special touch, granada (pomegranate seeds) and 
the house's own extra virgin olive oil from Navarra, El Crucero Restaurante, Corella (Navarra). 
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 Superb, heavenly bacalao with peppers and tomatoes.  El Crucero Restaurante, Corella (Navarra).  
Photo by Gerry Dawes copyright 2013 / gerrydawes@aol.com / Facebook / Twitter.


 Cabrito (roast kid) with patatas panaderas (classic baker's style potatoes)  
and the wines of Carlos Aliaga at El Crucero Restaurante, Corella (Navarra). 
Photo by Gerry Dawes copyright 2013 / gerrydawes@aol.com / Facebook / Twitter. 

 
Torrijas, the Spanish equivalent of French toast, but better, and helado de turrón (turrón almond ice cream) 
with salsa de arándanos (sloe berry sauce) at El Crucero Restaurante, Corella (Navarra). 
Photo by Gerry Dawes copyright 2013 / gerrydawes@aol.com / Facebook / Twitter.


Slide show from lunch at El Crucero, the wines of Carlos Aliaga and his Aliaga vineyards (Double click to enlarge).
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Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award) in 2003. He writes and speaks frequently on Spanish wine and gastronomy and leads gastronomy, wine and cultural tours to Spain. He was a finalist for the 2001 James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award for Best Magazine Writing on Wine, won The Cava Institute's First Prize for Journalism for his article on cava in 2004, was awarded the CineGourLand “Cinéfilos y Gourmets” (Cinephiles & Gourmets) prize in 2009 in Getxo (Vizcaya) and received the 2009 Association of Food Journalists Second Prize for Best Food Feature in a Magazine for his Food Arts article, a retrospective piece about Catalan star chef, Ferran Adrià. 

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