Conferences and Tastings of MADRID FUSIÓN 2004, II International Gastronomy Summit

CONFERENCES: 13, JANUARY (TUESDAY) BEER TASTING PATROCINADOR: Mahou PONENTES: Fernando Gurrucharri Felipe Martínez Alberto Chicote Custodio Zamarra After a revision of the history, origin and process of elaborating beer the assistants tasted six different types of beer. EATING AND DRINKING IN THE CINEMA PONENTES: José Luis Barrena Abraham García Antonio Vergara José Ángel Cortés Concha García Campoy Interesting audio-visual lecture regarding some of the most curious and tasty moments of the history of cinema's history. CATERING OF THE FUTURE PONENTES: Cristina Perdiguero Juan Mediavilla Emilio Gómez Calcerrada Manuel Moreno Enrique Martínez The catering takes care of his presentation and attends to the demands of the client. THE BEST BREAKFAST IN THE WORLD PATROCINADOR: Nescafé PONENTES: José Ignacio Pérez Asiaín Manuel Rodríguez Fernando Gallardo Ferran Adrià Salvador Gallego Gabrielle Burgio The Hotel Maricel of Palma de Mallorca showed the best breakfast and how to the make it. 14, JANUARY (WEDNESDAY) PATROCINADOR: Lecture on cutting ham PONENTES: Manuel Zaldive Rosalía Castellano Sergi Arola Anya Von Bremzen Peio García Amiano Ricardo Sanz A show of how the knife is used when cutting ham and a tasting of a ham from Cinco Jotas (Sánchez Romero Carvajal). THE WORLD OF THE CHOCOLATE. VARIETIES AND TEXTURES PATROCINADOR: Nestlé PONENTES: Oriol Balaguer Albert Adriá Xavi Gutiérrez Jordi Butrón Paco Torreblanca Interesting conference-tasting of six different types of chocolate. COOKING MANAGENET, COSTS CONTROL AND PC USES PONENTES: Paco Roncero Pedro Larumbe Juan Pablo Felipe Enrique Martínez Juli Soler Paco Roncero showed a new computer program to be used by the professionals to maximize the results. CHEESE AND WINE, HARMONIES AND DISPARITIES PATROCINADOR: Flor de Esgueva PONENTES: Enric Canut Guillermo Campos Custodio L. Zamarra Mikel Zeberio Manuel de la Osa Five wines and five different cheeses were tasted in order to look for the best harmony between their flavors. 15, JANUARY (THURSDAY) THE WORLD OF THE PURE CIGAR PATROCINADOR: Altadis, Larios PONENTES: David Hilario Carlos Lafuente Carlos Falcó Víctor Díaz Javier Oyarbide A tasting of pure cigars combined with rum. THE WINE AESTHETIC OUTLOOK PATROCINADOR: Freixenet PONENTES: Manuel Plá David Riba Agustí Riba José Peñín Fernando Gurrucharri Luis Miguel Martín Meeting between the fine arts and the wine. THE WORLD OF RICE PATROCINADOR: CBG - Scotti PONENTES: Santos Ruiz Quique Dacosta Joaquín Felipe Lluis Ruiz Andrés Madrigal Sacha Hormaechea Description of the different types of rice and its zones of production. THE WORLD OF MALT WHISKIES PATROCINADOR: DIAGEO PONENTES: Jesús Bernad Joaquín Merino Juli Soler Elena Arzak Abraham García Carlos Maribona Jesús Bernad showed the process of elaborating malt whiskies and directed a tasting of malt whiskies from different origins.