SPANISH EVENING
| Theme | SPANISH EVENING |
|---|---|
| Venue | EVUNA |
| Location | 277-9 Deansgate Manchester M3 4EW |
| Date | Mar 07, 2016 |
| Time | 18:30 for 19:00 |
| Registration | Closed on Mar 01, 2016 |
BENVENIDA TO A SPANISH EVENING AT EVUNA.
Manchester Branch members were given a warm welcome to the Restaurant Evuna, one of Manchester`s prestige restaurants specialising in Spanish wines and tapas. Evuna originated in 2002 as a fine wine house with a main interest in importing fine Spanish wines from boutique wineries. This evolved into what is now a busy tapas restaurant which still majors on its wines and attempts to bring a taste of Spain to Manchester.
Tapas, as we all know, are a wide variety of appetisers in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold, such as olives and cheese, or hot, such as Chopitos which are battered fried baby squid.Tapas have evolved to be an entire sophisticated cuisine.
The Chefs advised me that Tapas have their origins in Spain where travellers stopping at an overnight hostelry would be given a small sample of a dish to try, it being difficult to produce a menu when you can`t write! It is also thought that Tapas was born when innkeepers provided a small piece of bread or meat to cover ones glass of sherry to prevent fruit fly infestation (note that tapa is Spanish for "pot cover"). Whatever the truth, the popularity of Tapas is well established.
The Chefs at Evuna originate from Madrid and prepare a wide range of dishes intended to reflect the hidden gems of the amazing diverse country that is Spain.
Our evening began with a generous helping of Spanish Cava which generated a lively atmosphere in anticipation of dinner.There followed a rolling presentation of a wide range of Tapas including olives, meatballs, salted fish, calamares, gambas.....the list goes on! To drink we had chosen excellent matching wines from Rioja, both red and white.
An excellent and interesting evening for most attendees although this was not a unanimous view. We are unlikely to be recommending an award for the restaurant, but taken in the context that we try to provide a wide range of experiences for our members it was good fun, lively and in general we had appreciative comments from members.
Ron Cowley (Branch Chairman)