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La Orotava’s flower carpets also benefits from having one of the most picturesque backdrops on Tenerife. Not only do you get those gorgeous colonial buildings, on a clear day Teide sits in the background. […]
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Most of the Tenerife hotels we’ve stayed in have exuded an individualistic personality that make them stand out from the crowd. Some more so than others, with unusual quirks that have either made us smile or have fascinated. […]
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Now Lucas Maes is no longer connected with the restaurant, instead Susana Gallardo is at the helm of La Arena 53, assisted by Basque chef Ernesto Erkoreka. […]
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It was our friend Jo who first mentioned the word ‘bruma’ to us, long before we moved to Tenerife. We were visiting her on La Gomera, sitting on her terrace on the edge of the Garajonay National Park in the sun, drinking beer and marvelling at views… […]
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There’s a fresh, hot and sunny, tastefully sun-bleached, upmarket beach resort vibe that owes more to the Caribbean than the Canary Islands. […]
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Midsummer is a magical time on Tenerife for a number of reasons. There’s a palpable change in the air as, despite the misleading name, summer kicks in. […]
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Here are ten examples of traditional Tenerife/Canarian dishes and ingredients which have been given a modern makeover. […]
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Recently we were asked if it was possible to buy fresh fish anywhere on Tenerife. A visiting couple had been disappointed to find the ‘fresh’ fish on sale in restaurants where they were staying wasn’t actually as fresh as they expected. […]
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The guachinche Richard Ayoade and Lena Dunham visited was one of the posher, more sanitised versions but the dishes they chose represented a good mix of the type of food regularly served in guachinches. […]
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We have a mental list of the restaurants in Tenerife we want to visit. Restaurants go on that list for all sorts of reasons. […]
