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😍 5/5 - Being my first night in Valencia in a while on a Sunday
By 👻 @Kim N., 06/06/2013 3:00 am
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Being my first night in Valencia in a while on a Sunday night I knew it was going to be difficult to find a good restaurant to eat at. I had remembered a few things I'd listed and then started combing online systems to see what was open. What? Ricard Camarena is open? Im there 10.30pm (like a good Spaniard). The problem is when I showed up it was closed! Luckily, the kitchen door was open and I could hear bustling inside. I look in and I use my terrible Spanish to see if anyone knows what's wrong. People show up and they all look at the reservation that I apparently had for that night. "No se. Lo siento..." lots of what I would hear. Luckily, Ricard Camarena has another restaurant which is on the other side of his flag ship that is open every night. The kitchens are connected and the server from Canalla bistro walked me over there instead. Needless to say I had an excellent meal. Just not what I expected. It would however be a precursor for what was to come. 3 years ago I came to this exact location when it housed the Michelin starred Torrijos. They say the chef and his wife moved to Madrid while his father in law the elder Torrijos retired. I knew it looked familiar from the outside. Same metal door with subtle lettering. Two days later I come back for lunch. I get inside and except for the kitchen, the place has been redone. Now Torrijos was a beautiful space. A shame they had to redo it, but I understand when you have a vision, you need to execute it and Chef Camarena's aesthetics and food are certainly tops in Valencia at this point. I'd gotten a small booth towards the middle. I looked on at a 4 top to my right, and long row of seats that could be a huge communal table or handle many two tops. Around the cornver there were a handful of other tables. Ahead, I could see a system of hanging poles that created a semi private dining space. See the pictures for what I mean. Knowing that I did not succeed a few nights ago, I was determined to go the full gambit on this lunch. I was doing the long tasting menu, which was House made breadA series of amuses/snacksCoursesDessertsThe google translations of the menu are a bit wacky (im going to fix this as soon as I can)*Amuse Buche"Kokkotxa" and Egg of CodTUNA Donut & RadishDehydrated Tomato & Foie Gras*CoursesSMOKED EELSOUP OF SEA BEANS and MUSSELSCELERY SOUP WITH ROCK OCTOPUS BROCCOLI DOME OF TUNA SALAD PEPPER AND PEPPERS RICE "margherita"CEPS in their own brothMULLET WITH FRIED CAULIFLOWER, LEMON JUICE AND CAPERS IBERIAN ACORN PREY IN DRESSING ROASTED WITH LEEK, DRY MUSTARD AND BEAUTIFUL SHOULDER OF LACQUERED KID, FRIED EGGPLANT TARTARE And Anchovy *DessertsROASTED PUMPKIN, YOGURT AND GINGER CURRY SWEET FRUITS, HERBS AND COCO Needless to say this is a lot of food. However when Chef found out how much I understood of the food, he sent out a many things that were unexpected. But Im not complaining! The flavors and technique were phenomenal. Chef Camarena came out a few times and we chatted. His staff, notably David, the Sommelier (who came with chef from Restaurant Arrop) took great care of me. This is one of those places where you can see that modern Spanish cooking is being showcased at the highest levels. If you're in the area, and you appreciate the soul of tradition meeting modernity, it's worth your while to come here. Chef Camarena and team are certainly on the forefront of dining in Valencia.
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