Lizarran, leading chain of pinchos and tapas in the world, has just successfully completed its 1st National Pinchos contest. The competition had two categories: current skewers with a base of bread and stick with products, references and approved suppliers, and can be both cold skewer as warm and skewers of new creation, with a prescription free, without conditioning ingredient or presentation. In the form of current skewer the first award went to the Lizarran of Andorra Pas de la Casa which franchisee is Adolfo Paredes, with a so-called skewer Mini chef Joao Dubreuil Ferreira Francesinha. The skewer as ingredients contained Edam cheese, sausage, ham, bacon, pork loin, an egg of quail and francesinha sauce. In the form of new creation, the winner was the Lizarran of Ondara (Alicante) whose franchisee is Ivan Guerrero Segovia, with a skewer called click skewer the chef Jesica Padron Salgado. Skewer consisted of a sea urchin with brandade of cod and sea urchin caviar.
The second prizes relapsed in Lizarran Reus, in the mode of current Spike, from the hand of its franchisee and chef Joan Pera Ferran, with a breakfast of Pages called skewer, and new creation, the winner was the Lizarran Prince Sport of Madrid, whose franchise is Alberto Jimenez, with a skewer of shrimp Twister with mojo’s chef stereo glare avocado. The first prize in each of the categories, received 6,000 euros and the runner-up from each of the two modalities a lunch or dinner in a restaurant 3 stars Michelin Spain. In terms of the mechanics of the contest, all the premises attached to the network were able to participate with a maximum of 3 skewers recipes by category. Recipes must be original and homemade. Participants shortlisted in each region were summoned to their respective regional semifinals for the submission and assessment of the creations. Each of these geographical areas the jury chose for the final two skewers of each category, thus obtaining 8 skewers finalists in one category and 8 skewers in the other finalists. These eight finalists in each category have been participants in the grand final. The jury has composed by Jose Manuel Martinez Peiro, food journalist, Mikel Zeberio, Chef and partner with media related with the restoration, Daniela Celis, journalist specializing in cuisine, Jose Antonio Merino, chef, and Francisco Javier Luque Ruiz, national director of major accounts group Mahou San Miguel hotel.
The jury evaluation criteria been based on harmony of ingredients, flavors innovation, ingenuity/originality of the skewer, presentation, the difficulty in its production and price. Information corporate Lizarran, leading chain of tapas in the world since 1988, belongs today to the number one company in restoration in Spain, Comess Group. Since the creation of the company in 2003, this giant of the hospitality industry has experienced significant growth and today is one of the world leaders with more than 300 operating facilities and presence in 11 countries. This group, which also boasts renowned brands such as Cantina Mariachi, Pasta City, Rock and Ribs and China Boom, billed more than 175 million euros annually.