Manuel Gonzalez de Molina, Director General of Agricultura Ecológica de la Junta de Andalucía announced in Lucena, Córdoba the creation of a network of Green Restaurants in Andalucía, Red de Restaurantes Verdes de Andalucía.
This is a pioneering Project in Spain which aims to encourage the comsumption of ecological products from Andalucia by incorporating permanent menus in restaurants across the area.
Andalucia covers eight provinces in the south of Spain and over fifty establishments belonging to La Asociación de Restaurantes Gastronómicos de Andalucía (AGRAS) took part in the Gastronomy Days that took place between 3 -1 6 December.
The restaurants offered a variety of menus made up from 100% ecological produce such as meat, fish, fruit, vegetables and desserts. One example menú from the Riofrio area offered sturgeon with green asparagus or jamon and black pudding pate with anis.
The second phase of the Project will take place in the second quarter of 2008 where Green Restaurants can participate offering a new and entirely local and ecologicalmenú.
Representing AGRAS, Juan Robles, spoke to the restauranteers about there responsibility to support the growing number of organic producers and the now proven nutrional and health advantages that organic produce offers
Restaurants that are part of the new and growing network of organic restaurants in Andalucia include:
ALMERÍA Y PROVINCIA
- Terraza Carmona Vera
- Casa Rafael Almeria
- La Costa El Ejido
CÁDIZ Y PROVINCIA
- Casa Flores Puerto de Santa María
- Las bóvedas Hotel Monasterio de San Miguel Puerto de Santa María
- Casa Bigote San Lúcar de Barrameda
- El Cops Palmones - Los Barrios
- Hotel Las Truches El Bosque
- Hotel Grazalema Grazalema
- Hotel Villa De Algar Algar
- Hotel Almedril Setenil de las Bodegas
- Hotel El Convent De San Francisco Vejer de la Frontera
CÓRDOBA Y PROVINCIA
- Asador Monte De Aras-la Manzana de Adan Lucena
- Bodegas Campo Cordoba
- PuertaSevilla Córdoba
- Palacio Bandolero Córdoba
GRANADA Y PROVINCIA
- Velaquez
- Hotel Comercio Guadix
- Las Tinajas C/ Martínez Campos, 17
- La Golondrina
- El Burlaero
- Las Copas
- La Alegria
- Meson Pata Negra
- Chikito
- Tropical Motril
- Asador Meson De La Reina La Zubia
- Meson Muralla Almuñécar
- Hacienda Del Marquesado Albuñan
HUELVA Y PROVINCIA
- Hotel Casa Garcia Almonaster Almonaster La Real
- Azabache Huelva
- Montecruz Aracena
- Casa Rufino Isla Cristina
JAEN Y PROVINCIA
- La Toja La Carolina
- La Sarga Cazorla
- Hotel Zodiaco Bailén
MALAGA Y PROVINCIA
- Casa Luque Nerja
- El Encinar Hotel Antequera Golf Antequera
- Marisqueria Santa Paula Málaga
- Adolofo Málaga
- Santiago Marbella
- Taberna Reina-La Espuela Antequera
- Pedro Romero Ronda
SEVILLA Y PROVINCIA
- Casa Robles Sevilla
- Al – Mutamid Sevilla
- Becerrita Sevilla
- El 3 De Oros Sevilla
- Asador Salas Sevilla
- El Espigon Sevilla
- Grupo San Eloy Estepa
- Manolo Mayo Los Palacios
- Entre Carceles Sevilla
See here for the first Restaurant Guide to Andalucia (not especially organic) Dining Secrets in Andalucia.
