Our tenth year of "August Nights" - dinners and music
under the stars - was a real success and
enjoyed by both our hotel guests and outside clients. Music ranged from Spanish Boleros, Bossa Nova
(Brazilian traditional guitar melodies) and Cuban romantic songs. We offered themed dinners to accompany the
music as well as additional special menu nights of Lebanese, Argentinean and Middle
Eastern cuisine.
Kamal, our head chef, obviously had
fun researching and interpreting his ideas and was keen to continue the theme
of the international kitchen. So on
Friday nights during October and November we will again be offering special
menus from around the world - see our activities page for dates and dinners. There will also be more music nights too.
These months just after the summer are
some of the most pleasurable. The days are still balmy so our guests can
continue to enjoy breakfast and lunch on the terrace and there are still roses filling
the garden with colour and perfume.
Autumn is not yet fully with us but
almonds are already being harvested, and wild mushrooms are appearing, much to
the excitement of the locals and this year is promising to be an excellent one
for fungi enthusiasts.
Our "Autumn Nature Escape"
package offers a fun few days with 4x4 guided excursion, mushroom foraging and
cookery workshop all included - we think this should also appeal to our younger
guests who never miss the opportunity to explore our farm and get their hands
dirty!
Goings On in the Farmhouse Kitchen
Kamal is busy pickling, preserving and
making delicious dishes with the produce from our garden. Lots of tomatoes, peppers, aubergines - real
Mediterranean ingredients and the figs are still abundant.
Always willing to experiment with new
and unusual varieties, we planted a rather different type of cucumber this year
- our "huerto" is now being invaded by the cucamelons. If anyone has
any idea what to do with them please let us know!
The wonderful yellow Calanda peaches
are in season, delicious raw but also excellent for poaching and this
month's recipe from The Pantry is a Spicy Peach Chutney.
Keeping to the theme of preserving we
are offering an afternoon "Pickles and Chutneys" workshop on
Saturday, 11th October - lots of helpful ideas and recipes - especially what to
do with all those ripe and green tomatoes!
Other cookery workshops will include
wild mushrooms and game cookery, we have a whisky tasting and Christmas Floral
ideas. And once a month the opportunity
to indulge in a delicious traditional English Tea. All dates and details are listed on the
Events Page.
More info: (+34) 978 76 90 15/56 - torredelvisco@torredelvisco.com
More info: (+34) 978 76 90 15/56 - torredelvisco@torredelvisco.com
