Elkano Txiki, proclaimed temple of the salad of 2025 in Gastronomika
The new temple of Russian salad is located in Getaria, specifically at Elkano Txiki. The victory at the 8th San Miguel National Russian Salad Championship has traveled to this coastal town thanks to Pablo Vicari, José Manuel Barroso, and Jonathan Canahuire, transforming the bar of the world-renowned Elkano into a must-visit for lovers of this tapa. While turbot and kokotxas (hake cheeks) were prev
With a jury composed of Miguel Montorio, Alfredo Escobar, Carlos Maribona, Martín Berasategui (president), José Carlos Capel, Julia Pérez and Manuel Villanueva, surprising everyone seemed complicated, but the team from Getaria managed to do it by beating the rest of the finalists: Pablo Cadavid, La Yerbita (Sobarzo, Cantabria); Saúl Barquilla, Alejandro Serrano (Miranda de Ebro, Burgos); Mariano Luís Rodríguez, Eme de Mariano (Málaga); Antonia Pazos, La Taberna de Egia (San Sebastián); Ricardo Romero, Colósimo (Madrid); Rafaela Pierobón, Hilo (Ruente, Cantabria); Francisco Muñoz Portales, El Parador Playa (Benalmádena, Málaga) and Albert Martínez Bocalandria, Eldelmar Hermanos Torres (Barcelona).