Her family was part of the co-op that manufactured cheese in Montefrío, but it was shut down. Later, Nieves Zamora and her parents bought the company and, since then, Queso Montefrieño is a family business. In 2017, they received two medals in the World Cheese Awards, one of the most prestigious contests of its kind […]
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Jean Paul Vinay, from head chef of El Bulli to owner a restaurant in Granada
Jean Paul Vinay left France, his home country, and began working at the restaurant El Bulli in 1981. Thanks to him, this famous restaurant achieved its second Michelin star and he had the chance to work for Ferrán Adriá for some years. In 2017, he opened his own restaurant, ‘Flor de Olivo’, in the Granadian municipality […]
An Andalusian town fights unemployment with the union of the neighbour in an asparagus cooperative
The Andalusian town of Montefrío, located in the province of Granada, has reached this spring the goal of many other towns: full employment. This has been thanks to the green asparagus campaign.
Elders connected to the net show the day to day of their town to people who had to migrate
Internet and social media have become the link between Montefrío and people who had to migrate from there. The Montefrío Legacy website, made with the participation of all its neighbours, is updated every day with photographs, recipes, songs or stories.