From the opening scenes of Anaga to the second the celebrity chefs touched down on Tenerife and set up their kitchens in the Mercado La Recova in Santa Cruz, it became apparent the foodie focus was going to be very much on the Tenerife which exists outside of the resorts.
A spate of travel blogs about Tenerife following an organised blog trip by a UK low cost airline had me pondering about authentic Canarian food on Tenerife. The line in one of the blogs which prompted this bout of pondering was this:
Generally speaking, there are some areas where, for the same standards and quality we're used to in restaurants in many other parts of Tenerife, there's a premium to pay.