madridfusión 08 - VI International Summit of Gastronomy

For the sixth year in a row, Madrid will turn into the gastronomic capital of the world. During four action-packed days, the stages of the Palacio Municipal de Congresos Campo de las Naciones will serve as a platform for highly prestigious chefs. madridfusion 08 boasts an irresistible programme under the incisive title: gastronomy, internet and the new technology.

We live in an age of communication and the permutations of this can be clearly seen in haute cuisine as changes get under way.

We will talk about the role of Blogs and the new era of gastronomic criticism; about the use of mobile phones for restaurant promotion; about proximity marketing and urban blues zones; about the future of cookery on the web, and about computerized restaurants and on-line bookings. In short, we will talk about the alternative business opportunities provided by the internet, in the new gastronomic cyber space.

We will discuss inexpensive bistros: low-cost haute cuisine; also new fuels made from olive stones and the rotisserie revolution; as well as the use of fish leftovers (marine trash-cooking); and radical minimalism cuisine together with acidified cuisine, the new frontier in taste; we will also talk about magic sauces made from olive oil and the rituals of eating with your fingers, in the restaurants.

Scandinavia is this year's guest region. Five of their greatest chefs will descend on madridfusion with all the creativity and zest typical of this region, bringing with them a clear message: anti-globalization tidbits and a respect for natural cuisine.

madridfusión 08 will deal with new business models and up-and-coming gastronomic trends. In addition to this, there will be wine tastings, competitions, tributes, the announcement of the best revelation restaurant of the year as well as the best Spanish wine under 30 euros the best wine waiter competition and also the 1st International catering dessert contest named “Cercle des Chefs”. And of course, we will have our gourmet mini-fair in addition to our courtesy lunches served by different Spanish regions and other many championships.

madridfusión 08: the future of cuisine in your hands.

If you want to keep up with current events as well as know the latest tendencies in cuisine, you can not miss this year's event.