Michelin-starred Chefs & Young Golf Talents Tee Up & Cook Off At Benahavis’s ‘gastro Junior Golf Day’

The worlds of haute cuisine and inferior sports improvement person spectacularly collided successful Benahavís, often dubbed nan ‘dining room of nan Costa del Sol’.

The inaugural Gastro Junior Golf Day was successfully hosted astatine The Westin La Quinta Golf Resort & Spa, uniting six of Málaga province’s apical Michelin-starred chefs pinch six of its astir promising young golfers.

The innovative event, a strategical accumulation of 2 of nan town’s top assets – gastronomy and play – had nan domiciled of encouraging an speech of skills, knowledge, and passion betwixt 2 high-achieving groups.

A star-studded lineup

The roster of culinary giants featured:

• Jose Carlos Garcia (Jose Carlos Garcia Restaurante)
• David Olivas (Back)
• Mario Cachinero (Skina)
• Diego Gallegos (Sollo)
• Dani Carnero (Kaleja)
• Benito Gomez (Bardal)

They were coupled pinch up-and-coming play talents from nan section community: Manuela Araujo Guerrero, Máxime Vervaet, Thomas Vervaet, Kianni Guerrero Mena, Valeria Rodriguez, and Jose Luis Castilla Ruiz.

Mayoral support for section excellence

Presided complete by nan Mayor of Benahavis, Jose Antonio Mena, nan arena displayed nan town’s dedication to nurturing its young talent.

“It is captious to support our young talents, some successful athletics and gastronomy, arsenic these are 2 basal pillars of Benahavis’ identity,” said Mayor Mena. “This arena perfectly reflects who we are: a municipality committed to excellence, training, and opportunities for nan caller generations.”

All inferior participants are members of nan Benahavis Municipal Golf School, established successful 2009 pinch nonstop support from nan Council, including assistance pinch recreation and equipment, a task led by master Manuel Araujo Duarte.

The exchange: From fairway to kitchen

The time progressive a unsocial speech of expertise. The young golfers provided nan chefs pinch an preamble to nan basal principles of golf. In turn, nan Michelin-starred professionals taught nan early sports stars really to hole simple, nutritious recipes specifically designed to supply nan basal power for their intensive training and title schedules.

To people this first year, a typical acquisition kit containing nan chefs’ recipes was compiled and distributed to each participants and guests, pinch nan thought of giving lessons successful healthy, performance-based eating which will proceed agelong aft nan last putt.