When is the Madrid Gastrofestival 2022? All you need to know

The City of Madrid offers year after year gastronomic and cultural experiences related to literature, art, design, solidarity and fashion in its annual appointment of the gastrofestival. This 2022 celebrates its thirteenth edition of the May 16 to 29as confirmed from the official website of the City Council.

The event, which is held in different parts of the city, involves and collaborates with more than 450 institutions and companies of the capital, from restaurants, bars and gastronomic establishments to museums, cultural and leisure centers, shops, hotels, pastry shops, bookstores, cinemas and theaters. The president of the Madrid Academy of Gastronomy, Luis Suarez de Lezodefines it as one of the activities more powerful that are organized in the city.

Special menus, workshops, culinary routes, guided tours, tastings, tastings… These are some of the initiatives that are organized throughout these two weeks of May. Among the activities organized throughout the Gastrofestival 2022 Suárez de Lezo highlights the visits to the kitchens of the Palace of Liria (Alba’s house), which is the most palatial part of the kitchen, but also highlights the participation of museums and galleries From the capital.

In addition, the president of the academy reveals to us one of the actions that will be carried out in Mercamadrid: the ‘four hands’interesting event for “see how different cooks from different backgrounds can cook together and enjoy”. Among the attendees, the participation of Peter Aguilerathe first revelation chef of Madrid Fusion 2022.

within the news of this new edition of the Madrid Gastrofestival we find a new section with haute cuisine proposals and the special event for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the canonization of San Isidro.

With this year’s event it seems that the essence of the Gastrofestival is recovered, masks are not required and the events can be carried out more normally. Suarez de Lezo highlights the response Madrid public has had with the hospitality industry, because the “The general public has gone en masse to restaurants and terraces”.

Despite the fact that thanks to this, the hoteliers return to work with a certain normality, an initiative such as the gastrofestival “makes the people of Madrid go out more than they already do”. Thus, the hotel industry can continue to advance and hoteliers can “recover a significant amount of resources” that they have lost throughout the pandemic.

Gastrofestival Program 2022

Programming is divided into six sections: Gastronomic Madrid, Gastroculture, Sensory Experiences, Enoculture, Gastrohealth and Family Gastrofestival.

In the first section, Gastronomic Madridthey meet different establishments such as restaurants, bars, cocktail bars and markets to offer their best products. Among the proposals, the classic ‘Degustapapas’, the ‘5-star menus’, ‘Gastrofestival Recommends’, ‘Gastrobocatas’ or the most gourmet routes stand out.

Gastroculture will offer different cultural events that combine gastronomy with other artistic disciplines, from art to cinema, theater, decoration, photography, literature, fashion or music.

the section of Sensory Experiences returns to present a series of unique proposals for explore new senses that will please “not only the palate but all the senses”according to the official website of the Madrid City Council.

Enoculture will explore the wine culturea discipline that combines science, technology and flavor, while Gastrosalud will focus on the healthier side of gastronomy and the importance of a healthy and nutritious diet.

By last, Family Gastrofestival brings together initiatives for the smallest and activities to enjoy with the family.

Gastrofestival of Madrid 2021

Last 2021, the festival was organized in April and May. participated more than 450 establishments and institutions and throughout the 16 days that the meeting took place were organized around 571 activities throughout the city.

This year the event will recover its essence, since with a more stable pandemic situation and without the obligation of the masks, the activities can be carried out as they had been scheduled before the existence of the coronavirus.