21ISLAND CONNECTIONS :: EDITION 719 :: 18/04/2014 - 01/05/2014 Foodforthought

New look for Restaurante SofiaBrand new management and a tasteful new style is now on offer from this first-rate restaurant in Costa Silencio.

The premises has been renovated both in-side and on the twin

outdoor terraces and the new owners are offering a completely redesigned menu, which now includes tapas and some truly excel-lent fish dishes, comple-mented by a good selec-tion of wines, classic and innovative cocktails and fine desserts. A new haven for food lovers!

“We want to offer only the best quality to our guests, that is our number one priority. this is why we guarantee only to use fresh prime material. We want our guests to enjoy their visit with us in a tasteful and comfortable ambience and

feel welcome,” enthused new owners Violeta and Vitor.

Whether your visit is as a couple for a romantic candlelit dinner, birthday or anniver-sary, a cosy meal with friends, celebrations with your family or larger groups, or simply to have a coffee and use their

free wifi connection, you will be warmly welcomed. Restaurante Sofia with its two outdoor terraces and a cosy interior is a really great atmospheric setting.

the new opening times from 10am to 11pm, tuesday to Sunday, mean that guests

Restaurante Sofia

Calle Jose Antonio Tavio, 2Costa SilencioAronaOpening: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 11pmReservations: 922 785 222

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RestauRante sofia

also now have the option of a breakfast menu. the choices range from a full English Break-fast, to fresh rolls, croissants and smoothies.

the international team wel-comes its guests in seven languages, including of course English, and the restaurant now offers free weekend entertainment. to see what’s on offer, just check out their Facebook page.

SofiaThe rain failed to keep away the dippers and tasters at the10th Canarian Food Fair held in Arona.

After the official opening by the Arona mayor José Francisco Niño, the large tent in the courtyard in front of the Casa del Mar in Los Cristianos quickly became packed, mainly with foreign visitors and residents. the mayor was accompanied by local tourism councillor Évelin Santos and other local council colleagues as well as Miguel Antonio garcía from the Cabildo and the president of the hoteliers association (Ashotel) Jorge Marichal.

Almost 50 artisan producers of food and wine from all over the Canaries were present at the fair and there was no shortage of wine, cheeses, honey, bread, sweets and cakes and the Islands mojo sauces etc. Folklore groups delighted the visitors with typical Canarian music.

Santos explained, “the Canarian Food Fair has been consolidated over the years as a flagship promotional event,” and she assured that, “We will continue invest-ing in the promotion of the gastronomic products typical to the Islands which are so desired by both tourists and residents”.

Canarian produCtsArona food fair

Feel welcome with the Sofia ‘family’

Excellent food for all tastes

You’ll be sure to return for more!

MontesdeoCa dairyPinolere gold

The best Tinerfeñan cheese of 2014 is the Montesdeoca one-year old cured cheese according to the judges at the recent Pinolere cheese fair.

Daniel Montesdeoca said this, “Is an important award for us as it is the result of hard work and effort. We have always given priority to producing cheeses of high quality which people will select and enjoy for their flavour and texture.” he added that he was delighted that their cheeses were appreciated by so many people and promised that they would continue to work to improve the product and ensure that the island’s cheeses were known both here and outside tenerife.

the Montesdeoca dairy makes a variety of different cheeses including fresh, smoked, semi-cured, cured, gofio and pepper cheeses and this prize winning mature cured cheese. Members of the public interested in buying the cheeses can do so in the dairy, which is in tijoco, driving up from Llano de las Flores just past the Disa petrol sta-tion, or at the stand in the Adeje Farmers’ Market every weekend, (8am -2pm, Saturdays and Sundays).