Donostia Foods & Salvador Dalí: A Virtual Exploration and Recipe Inspiration
Eggs on the Plate without the Plate.1932. ©Salvador Dalí Museum, Inc.
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The Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida is worth a visit whenever it's safe to travel. Home to the largest collection of the artist's work outside of Europe, you'll find yourself enthralled with his mind-bending work. And hungry. Luckily, Café Gala, named for Salvador's wife, is there to provide a menu of light, delectable fare made all the more flavorful by the surrounding feast for the eyes.
Until we can travel more freely, you can visit virtually; see the museum's collection, download activities and lesson plans for kids (and non-kids), and even enter Dreams of Dalí, a virtual reality experience, where you can immerse yourself in Dali’s painting Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet’s “Angelus” .
With all that other-worldly exploration you'll undoubtedly be famished upon your return to this mortal realm. Try your own version of the lightly charred Caesar salad with our cantabrian anchovies and extra virgin olive oil from the cafe, shown below. Refortified, you'll be ready to return once again to the surreal and boundless dreams of Dalí.
photo and recipe by Chuck Bandel
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+About
One afternoon not that long ago, A.J. Weiss was sitting in a cafe, tapping his pen on an empty note pad, and staring out the window. The prior accumulated years of adventure, heartbreak, and common drudgery had all amounted to this, a particular moment, for reasons both unknown and fairly straightforward. The most straightforward being that he worked at Blue Planet Foods, Ltd., importer of high-quality food products and ingredients, and that he had set forth to complete the task of conjuring a suitable name for the company's new Spanish specialty food brand. After a certain amount of consideration and voluminous list-making, Donostia Foods came to be.
What was the inspiration for this (superb) brand name? Donostia-San Sebastián, a small coastal city in Basque Country in northern Spain, renowned for its restaurants, gastronomic societies, and culinary traditions. A place where locals and visitors alike wander the cobblestones of the old town in the warm evening light, drifting amongst the pintxo bars to sample unparalleled small-bites accompanied by the effervescent local wine, txakoli, and sharing in the laughter that becomes the fondest of memories; a place that exudes good food, good drinks, and a general sense of revelry. All of which is quite enjoyable.
With Donostia Foods we hope to introduce more people in the United States to the gastronomic pleasures of Donostia-San Sebastián and Spain as a whole, with a continually expanding product line of the best examples of the best products we can find and with the conviviality of the place itself.
Thank you for your interest in Donostia Foods, and if there's anything we can do for you, please contact us.
A.J. Weiss in the village of Espelette in Basque Country.
