Images by VCrown Photography Casa Elías is considered the best Paella of the World. Cooked with socarrat, a crunchy layer of rice and local Saffron – the final piece is nothing like your usual paella dish. This restaurant only uses the best rice in the region and each paella, cooked on the spot in small batches over vine shoots, is given the kind of attention that can only result to a phenomenal fare! If you fancy rabbit and snails and celebrating extra special occasions – Casa Elias is the place for you. Location: Casa Elias Country: Spain Address: Rosales, 7, 03649 Monóvar, España Phone: (+34)...

Images by VCrown Photography This one-Michelin Star restaurant in Pamplona, is an astounding setting for inspiring edible creativity. Every day, the sincerely silent and shy Chef takes pleasure in transporting food lovers beyond his Navarran Traditions. If by any chance you are fascinated with San Fermin as Hemingway was and would love to explore a different dimension on your palate , Koldo Rodero Restaurant near the Bullring is a must-visit. Location: Rodero Restaurant Country: Spain Address: C/Emilio Arrieta 3, 31002 Pamplona Navarra Phone: (+34)...

Images by VCrown Photography Andoni Aduriz, a pioneer in culinary aesthetics, is the intellect behind Mugaritz. Aduriz is a cult figure among Europe´s elite avant-garde Chefs and at Mugaritz he has created culinary poetry for 21st century sybarites.  Here’s a photo documentary shot inside Mugaritz, truly a Gastronomical Paideia. Location: Mugaritz Country: Spain Address: Caserio Otzazulueta, 20, 20100 Errenteria, Spain Phone: (+34)...

Images by VCrown Photography Strawberries and asparagus rule at Aranjuez’ Rodrigo de la Calle. Outspoken yet modest, sincere and charismatic, Chef Rodrigo de la Calle is one in a million. A travelled Chef renowned throughout Spain, Mexico and Peru, Chef Rodrigo is a modest man on a mission to offer healthy food using sustainable methods and produce. The restaurant is his namesake, and in Rodrigo´s kitchen nature’s best products are gathered to create a true healthy and luxurious dining experience which has earned him a Michelin Star, title of Master Chef and where he coined the phrase “gastrobotanica”. Rodrigo de la Calle is...

By Karie Zarsky Bennett Photography by Matthew Brandalise In the fashion world, everyone loves a great makeover. The metamorphosis of Santana Row’s Yankee Pier has been just as satisfying.  If Yankee Pier was a comfortable pair of blue jeans, Lark Creek Blue, now open in the space previously occupied by Yankee Pier, is a crisply pressed pair of dark-rinse denims.  Where YP was a casual, sustainable seafood restaurant, LCB brings us globally inspired, seasonal dishes under the direction of Chef Paul Bruno.  Bruno, formerly of such stellar restaurants as SEABLUE and Michael Mina in Las Vegas, brings such a high standard for the food that...

Images by VCrown Photography El Celler de Can Roca is #2 on the San Pellegrino list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants but for so many it is quite clear that Chef Joan Roca is number 1 of the post – Ferran Adria Era. El Celler de Can Roca is a Magic House – a house of the senses, a house of the most exquisite wines, a house of joy. Bonsai trees, world elaborations, caramelized olives, combinations designed to titillate the palate, dishes most memorable. El Celler de Can Roca is to restaurants as the Bottega to Leonardo Da Vinci. Location: Can Sunyer, 48 17007 – Girona Tel: +34 972 222 157 N41.993144, W...