The island is now a leading gastronomy destination in the Mediterranean
Palma de Mallorca, November 29th, 2022. A new Michelin starred restaurant was named in the recent awards ceremony; Fusion 19 in Playa de Muro (north Mallorca) headed up by a young chef from Palma, Javier Hoebeeck, has joined Mallorca’s growing list of stars.
A new star for:
Fusion19, Playa de Muro: https://fusion19.com/
All these restaurants have retained their stars:
Adrián Quetglas, Palma: www.adrianquetglas.es
Marc Fosh, Fosh, Convent de la Missió Hotel, Palma www.marcfosh.com
Maca de Castro, (name of chef & restaurant), Puerto Alcudia www.macadecastro.com
Miguel Navarro, Es Fum, St Regis Mardavall Hotel, Costa d’en Blanes www.restaurant-esfum.com
Álvaro Salazar, Voro (with two stars), Cap Vermell Grand Hotel, Canyamel www.vororestaurant.com
Santi Taura, DINS restaurant, Hotel El Llorenç, Parc de la Mar, Palma: www.dinssantitaura.com
Benet & Jaume Vicens, Bens d’Avall, Sóller: www.bensdavall.com
Pérez Arellano, El Zaranda, Hotel Es Princep, Palma:www.esprincep.com
Andreu Genestra, (name of chef and restaurant) of Hotel Predi Son Jaumell, Capdepera: www.andreugenestra.com
The island’s leading British chef, Marc Fosh, first won a Michelin star for his restaurant in 2002 comments: “I am delighted that we have another star on the island, which underlines the fact that Mallorca is increasingly becoming a leading destination for gastronomy tourism. Today, there is outstanding local talent creating excellent cuisine with premium local produce in Palma alone we have four Michelin star restaurants which is great news for the capital.”
Comments Javier Hoebeeck chef of the latest Michelin-starred restaurant, Fusion 19, in Playa de Muro; “We are very grateful for the Michelin Guide’s recognition of our work. Now a new path begins with the same commitment and humility as always, but with a greater responsibility, that pushes us to continue striving to offer the best gastronomic experiences at Fusion19. We are working on new ideas for next season to take the Fusion19 experience to a new level”.
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Further press information/images: Dominique Carroll/Toni Gomez, Fomento del Turismo de Mallorca. Tel: + 34 971 725 396 (Mobile: + 34 669 49 77 22) email: news@newsmallorca.com
Background: The Fomento del Turismo (known as the Mallorca Tourist Board) was founded in 1905 and is the longest established tourist board in Spain and possibly in the world. It was established with the objective of creating awareness of Mallorca as a destination and to study and implement how to promote the island to potential visitors. This institution, located in the centre of Palma, remains a private, independent and non-profit making entity that is supported by members from throughout the island’s tourism sector. www.fomentmallorca.org
