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Gerry Dawes, Juanito Bayen (owner of Bar Pinotxo) and the late Juli Soler (the front of the house genius behind elBulli) at Pinotxo Bar, Barcelona, Jan. 14, 2014. Photo courtesy of
Gerry Dawes©2014 / gerrydawes
"Gerry
Dawes, the unbridled Spanish food and wine enthusiast cum expert whose
writing, photography, and countless crisscrossings of the peninsula have
done the most to introduce Americans—and especially American food
professionals—to my country's culinary life. At a time when most food
journalists were writing about France and Italy, Gerry went off in his
own direction to become the first to really tell the story of Spain. But, for Gerry, Spain is more than just the Adriàs and (Juan Mari and Elena) Arzaks. He has connected with all manner of people working at every level and in every corner of Spain. I’m always amazed at this reach. You
can step into a restaurant in the smallest town in Spain, and it turns
out they know Gerry somehow.” - - Chef-restaurateur-humanitarian José
Andrés, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and Oscar Presenter; Chef-partner of
Mercado Little Spain at Hudson Yards, New York.
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