About us

Mission

Eat Spain up! is a cultural initiative that seeks to bring Spanish food culture closer to the rest of the world.

A joint initiative of two non-profit associations: the cultural association El Ojo Anónimo (ACEOA) and the Federation of Chefs and Patissiers of Spain (Facyre), the project is supported by a network of Spanish and local partners in the fields of food, culture, tourism and commerce.

We work hard to create a fun and participatory event each year where the local audience can experience Spain’s rich food heritage: discover its foods, its culinary traditions and its gastronomic creativity.

We are happy to count with the financial support of the General Secretariat for Culture of the Ministry to Education, Culture and Sports of Spain as well as a number of other Spanish and local institutions and businesses.

Team

Gloria Rodríguez García
Executive Director

Favorite food tradition
Synchronized twelve grapes eating on New Year´s Eve

Favorite food landscape
Safran fields in La Mancha

Favorite Spanish dish
Squid in their ink

Luis Miguel Rodríguez Lozano
Co-Director

Favorite food tradition
Queimada

Favorite food landscape
Galician Rias Baixas (seafood haven)

Favorite Spanish dish
Cocido madrileño

Ana Pérez García
Marketing

Favorite food tradition
Making Torrijas for Easter

Favorite food landscape
Piquillo pepper fields in Navarra

Favorite Spanish dish
Fideuá

Leah Kirts
Communications

Favorite food tradition
Calçotada

Favorite food landscape
Volcanic vineyards in Lanzarote

Favorite Spanish dish
Salmorejo de Córdoba

Adriana Hurtado Jarandilla
Content Manager

Favorite food tradition
Chesnut roasting street carts in the winter

Favorite food landscape
Olive groves in Jaén

Favorite Spanish dish
Migas manchegas

Boris Abrams
Resident Food Writer

Favorite food tradition
Extended family chorizo-making at home

Favorite food landscape
Iberian pig pastureland

Favorite Spanish dish
Fabada

Montse Belver García
Photographer

Favorite food tradition
Vermut on Sundays

Favorite food landscape
Cow cattle in the Pyrenees

Favorite Spanish dish
Canelons