The Laurel Street and its surroundings are moving. If we mentioned a few months ago he had updates to new bars on Calle San Agustin , now updated our page with other establishment that opens in the same street. Actually, it is a "reentry". We talk about Charro Inn , a historic local regulars sure remember the popular dining area of Logroño. To be exact, the Charro was on the corner of Laurel Street and Albornoz. Now with a new design takes the concept of grilled meats and move to No. 9 St. Augustine Street.

The venue, a former trade, has been completely renovated. At its entrance is a long bar that gives access to a dining room with tables from which the coals are behind a glass. Indeed, the maroon decor is a nod to the origin of the family saga, which comes from Torremuña . They tell us that as of Thursday, March 8, 2012, will begin serving lunch and dinner. For now, the bar has chorizo ​​and grilled sausage, ears, bocatitas ... worth.

"All 10 of each month for two and half years and we met between twenty or fifty people (never know), we € 10 pot, and go out there, the route, for 'patches' or 'cuacho' delicious vegetable skewers and corresponding ecovinos or ecomostos ".

This reminds us in his Facebook , Permanent Culture Association, the Veggie Kedada today and with this nice photo:

To complete our vegan and vegetarian Routes Street Laurel , I offer callelaurel.net options this association has' fichado'para all vegetarians and supporters who want to sign up today.

I quejaréis ... the alternatives are numerous and succulent!

Veggies Skewers of Laurel Street

* Skewer vegan

Can be ordered vegan **

It is the prize that the next 3 February intend to get all the Logroño.

In order to promote, as a tourist attraction, Spanish cuisine both nationally and internationally to the Spanish Federation of Hotels (FEHR) and the Spanish Federation of Tourism Journalists and Writers (FEPET) occurs to them to organize so witty contest.

To this end, we Logroño by flag so memorable gastronomic routes for tourism such as the Laurel Street among others, quality seal which shall include endorsement in the report that the Technical Committee of the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy requires us before tomorrow February 1.

In this contest will be baremadas policies developed for the promotion of gastronomy as a tourist destination in the city, the support that it has its own Autonomous Community policy and subsidies, if any, to the dissemination and promotion of agro-food products with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG).

Once appointed the Spanish capital of gastronomy 2012, is scheduled endless gastronomic initiatives that will range from promoting the city as a tourist destination promotion plans and training aimed at the hotel.

Cities such as Salamanca, Oviedo, Madrid, Seville and Pamplona compete with us for this title so succulent. And Logroño in his favor, holds relying on the rest of the region, wine and quality food products, many of them protected by appellations of origin.

Can you imagine what that may mean for the Laurel Street to Logroño win this award? In callelaurel.net and we are preparing!

The city of wine, Demo Reel from Marco Campazas on Vimeo .

Who does not begin to salivate when they think of mussels steamed lemon watered in the restaurant 'La Mejillonera' ? With a recess so, who will not eat after octopus University General Store ?

After these two portions, the palate has become acute enough to start filling our stomach a little. A shrimp omelet at the restaurant 'The Village' or a skewer of squid and shrimp in the bar 'La Casita' . Speaking of skewers ... do not miss the pineapple shrimp in the bar Pinchamé of John and Laurel . If you like the sepia, in Laurel where many bars are specialists in cooking: the inn 'Grandfather' , in the bar 'La Fontana' , even in the Bar 'Bambi' is the specialty.

We continue our path of thorns sailors enjoying the fish itself. Some sardines with chilli in ' Soldier Tudelilla 'or cod with young garlic and provolone in the restaurant 'La Anjana' end to satisfy our expectations with this maritime route.

Of course, do not forget to pair the specialties of this route with a good white Rioja, that not only is dyed red Rioja!

Ten years after the separation of Enemies , the rocker panel of the 80 and 90 re-emerged last Friday at the festival Logroño Current playing songs provided with the same components. Audiences are always unconditional added the younger.

Course, taking advantage of his visit to Logroño, allowed to see the bars of Laurel Street . I enclose some beautiful words Josele Santiago, the voice and guitar Enemies manerasdevivir.com taken from the Web:

"In the city of Logroño, the January 7, 2012, an eternity went flying and every one of us was real as he was also its opposite. The meanders of the Laurel Street slipped by amplifiers and it took no longer breathe or explain anything. Enemies were four thousand and we become one, systole and diastole, with those who could not come. Having come this far it builds everything. Thanks, Enemies. "

You are lucky to which you can sharpen their fangs at a skewer of meat, since traditionally the Laurel has served hearty meat-based snacks. Currently, although the weight begin to collect vegetable skewers or sea salt, are still emerging proposals based on a treat of meat. This certainly will give you another luster to your face hungry now ...

Although the Post Tavern is the starting point of 'kedadas veggies' vegetarians Logroño, is best known for its 'feathers', kebabs of beef or chicken seasoned with prey contrasts such as molasses or green sauce. In three words: De-tendering bears! It may well be also the starting point of ' carnivorous route 'for the Laurel if they did not want to assail a slipper ham in the Méngula as a starter ...

On the other hand, many do not you imagine how much fame has reached the 'Uncle Agus' at Bar Lorenzo . A small pork sandwich with a green sauce whose recipe is closely guarded because it is the key to the success of this spike. That is why the bar Lorenzo propose the second stop. Even if you are foodies and want to give a fine taste to your palate, a Foie Pedro Ximenez in the 'Plan B' will be your second spike on this route.

Next, how about a serving or skewer kidneys in sherry? What memories ... now we can return to eat at the Laurel in the bar 'Pata Negra SA' of St. Augustine, 35.

Aligeremos carnivore menu a bit with some of the orchard but leave the meat side. The following will take a few peppers stuffed with meat in the bar 'House Cup' or mushrooms with ham bar 'As Is' .

Are you still hungry? Carnivores you are insatiable! Well, then pass ye over to finish with ' Uncle Tavern Blas 'to eat some chops and do not fail to try something new in the Laurel : the splash of parenting!.

There are many 'elephants' who have asked us about the options that vegetarians are at the Laurel . That is why our sherpa I made ​​a vegetarian route of the most delicious by the Trail of the Elephants and you can see in callelaurel.net .

Vegetarians are no insignificant part to be considered as customers in the Laurel. They and their companions who end adapted to their tastes, are an important source of income for Laurel Street bars . That is why more and more bars include in their letters of skewers made choices without meat, fish or animal food. This fact coupled with the promotion from the Ministry of Agriculture is making organic farming, culinary creativity is driving around the spikes whose protagonist is the vegetable.

For the team callelaurel.net were surprised to learn of the existence of ' Permanent Culture ', the association of vegans and vegetarians of Logroño, led by Inigo Crespo. On the 10th of each month at 21:00 am meet at the Post Tavern in what they call a 'Kedada veggie' to start a vegetarian skewers route for Laurel.

It is an open group, convened by word of mouth and social networks. Anyone can attend, you need not be a vegetarian or vegan but do want to meet new people and taste the best skewers of vegetables irrigated with the best organic wines from Rioja.

Then our Sherpa of the Path of elephants will show the ' Route Laurel Porla vegetarian 'and' Walking down the street Laurel vegan '.

VEGETARIAN FOR ROAD LAUREL STREET

1. We begin with a salad on the Tudelilla Soldier .
2. We continue with a cheese platter in the Pata Negra .
3. A skewer of mushrooms in the Angel Bar -you decide if you eat shrimp, colleague.
4. A breaded artichokes in The Path .
5. A green pepper stuffed eggplant and cheese in the Donosti Bar .
6. Go back a bit to take a scrambled bocatita of garlic with brie at the bar The Méngula .
7. And some bulbs in ' The Inn of Bacchus '.
8. If anyone is still hungry, we propose a 'Johnny' in the bar John and Pinchamé .
9. How about a coffee sorbet University General Store for dessert?

   VEGAN TRAIL BY LAUREL STREET

1. We begin with a salad at Bar Pata Negra , since there lay the ham will not give us anything with envy.
2. We continue with some grilled mushrooms in The Wall .
3. And some artichokes dipped in The Path .
4. A fried green tomatoes at La Taberna de Baco not be wrong, before take ...
5. A young garlic vine in the bar Sebas .
6. Sure there are still hungry, so we thought that braviolis of Gargonich not leave you unmoved. And of course, nothing better to quench the fire of the salsa with ...
7. A lemon sorbet for dessert at the bar La Casita .

Two new bar just opened in the popular area of Logroño chiquiteo . Both are in St. Augustine Street. They are the bar 'Pata Negra SA' and 'Albert's Corner' . The first one was born after closing wine bar '1521 ', a short-lived hotel business. His replacement, with the most avant-garde design of the Laurel, offered as a dish typically traditional specialty: the kidneys in sherry. You can taste both in format and in serving skewer. A taste that revives the kind we used to enjoy in the bar Torrecilla many years. Pata Negra SA , surprises us with other not so traditional original features and we invite you to try.

Corner of Albert , meanwhile, has basic dishes to excellence through the detail with which you work from your kitchen. Its elaborate cuisine and welcoming environment is reflected in the delicious smells upon entering the premises. The mouth waters and you will be unable to leave without having tried at least two of their dishes from their varied menu. Dishes vary depending on the season as seasonal foods such as white truffles and porcini. There are restricted for the moment, in a particular specialty, when you ask for it, its owner, Alberto, not cut in loving and carefully describe a varied menu with dishes which more suggestive as the terrine of foie gras with quince, the scrambled eggs with ham and white truffle, the cheese platter of excellent quality ... Anyway, it seems that the Laurel begins to emerge in this new wave of bars that are a breath of fresh air to the traditional area spiked Logroño and give much to speak in the coming months.

Photo obtained from urbinavinos.com

Ta ta ta chaaan, Terol opens !

The former actor from 'Foxy' will be dropped today by the Laurel Logroño , because according to Oscar Terol one of his illusions, introducing his new book 'The Basque did not eat too much' in space Santos Ochoa-Caja Rioja Castroviejo Doctors is to go to the Laurel to eat a mushroom and take four wines ... Where will eat? ¿To the bar or the bar Angel Soriano?

And according Terol, and we're all agreed, "there are streets in the world players. It is on Fifth Avenue, Las Ramblas ... and then there's the Laurel Street Logrono. When a street has to be as protagonist or more than the city itself, that's something. In the case of Laurel Street, is that life has and for that love, because Rioja (so am a bit) are like the Basques by the love of good living, eating, drinking ... For the Laurel Street is another temple. "

The new novel by our writer is not absent of humor, it takes us to 2050 where world cuisine will be invaded by the Chinese and the only resistance is the Basque chefs continue their traditional cuisine. Do not disclose it further, you can purchase your book this afternoon signed by the same Terol in place that you have outlined.

For years the natives of Logroño have complained of the same in the Trail of the Elephants : the bars were not renewed and the Laurel it was "jack, horse, King." There was not a clear commitment to reform or decorate their establishments with a more modern design. Everything had to 'smell' a tradition as old. At a time now, maybe in the last six or seven years, a group of bars are opening the way for the renewal of the gastronomic heart of Logroño. They are the new wave of Laurel Street .

But do a little history and remember what the heck is the 'new wave'. Wikipedia says the term 'new wave' is "a musical genre in the rock music was born in the late 70s (specifically in 1978 ) as derived from punk and evolved during the 80's , projecting as a musical and aesthetic (both how to take the hair and clothing). " We, frankly, a break in the traditional canons of rock, but without forgetting the origin and principles. It's about what happens in Laurel Street.

To find the reasons for this shift in the decoration and the types of snacks from the bars, may have new owners who think they know the customer, and more particularly the tourist asks for a value added service. It was time that many awakened. As with internet, we are in the era of the recommendation, and the client must be looked after.

Well, as in the Wikipedia article of the New Wave , there may be disagreement on the point of view. You, what you see? Leave your comments in callelaurel.net we've already said what I think.