SPAIN arts & culture presents “Eat Spain Up!”, a cultural initiative that brings the food and culture of Spain to Washington, D.C. audiences at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain from September 21 till October 29.

This month-long program explores Spain and its regions through its foods, its traditional cuisine, and its new gastronomic creativity. The program includes exhibitions, discussions, screenings, lectures and much more, accompanied by tastings of regional foods and wines, iconic and avant-garde Spanish dishes. With chefs, producers, designers, food experts and writers we invite you to explore the country’s most precious cultural expression: its gastronomy.

Opening reception on Thursday, September 21 at 7 pm.
Tastings will be offered by partner Spanish restaurants and the Eat Spain Up! guest regions.
Free, RSVP required.

Eat Spain Up! Events
At the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain

SPAIN’S ELEVEN. ELEVEN GASTRONOMY ICONS FROM SPAIN
September 21–October 29. Free.

• Exhibition. A journey across Spain’s geography through its most relevant foods, from cheese and wine to olive oil, its fish preserves or its coveted ham.

ESTRADA DESIGN KITCHEN
September 21–October 29. Free.

• Exhibition. A retrospective of Spanish designer Manuel Estrada, exploring his work on and around food.

TASTING SPAIN: CUISINE, CULTURE, AND HERITAGE
On Tuesday, October 3, at 6:45 pm. Buy tickets.

• Lecture + Tasting. As part of Smithsonian Associates Program, Eat Spain Up!’s Director, Gloria Rodríguez, guides us through the regions and tastes of the country, the traditions that make up its culinary heritage, and the contemporary innovation that transformed its gastronomic landscape. The evening includes a tasting of regional foods and wines from the guest region of Burgos.

LANDSCAPE TO TABLE. EXTREMADURA, THE ACORN MEADOWS, AND THE IBERIAN PIG
On Friday, October 6, at 6:45 pm. Buy tickets.

• Screening + Discussion + Tasting. A conversation with US food expert and scholar, Fabio Parasecoli (The New School), Iberian Ham Producer Diego Pastor (Montaraz Ham), and Distributor Jonathan Harris (La Tienda), on the value of traditional food knowledge and respectful food production. Includes exclusive tasting of Iberian ham, regional cheeses and wines from the region.
  
  
  

FOOD MARKETS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR A NEW SOCIETY
On Monday, October 16, at 6:45 pm. Buy tickets.

• Round Table + Tasting.
• A discussion with Montserrat Valle (Founder, Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid), and Richie Brandemburg (Director of Culinary Strategy, Union Market, DC), moderated by Tim Carman (Food Writer, The Washington Post), on the evolution of food markets and their role as places of exchange, consumption and socialization. Followed by tasting of regional products and traditional recipes from Madrid.
  
  
  

CHEFS AND INNOVATION. THE GASTRONOMIC REVOLUTION OF SPAIN
On Thursday, October 19, at 6:45 pm. Buy tickets.

• Screening + Discussion + Tasting.
• Renowned Chef and Restaurateur José Andrés will discuss the past, present and future of the Spanish gastronomy revolution with Food Writer and Scholar Anne McBride, following the screening of the culinary documentary Snacks. Bites of a Revolution. The evening concludes with a sample tasting of Spanish wines.
  
  
  
  

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