The small village of Entrena, just a few kilometers from Laguardia and Logro\u00f1o, watched chef Diego Rodr\u00edguez growing, just as he saw, in his own village, the birth of a project that would change his life forever: Finca de los Arandinos. This hotel and winery was to become the home of the Tierra Restaurant, a place where chef Diego Rodr\u00edguez would be able to unleash what he had learned in the kitchens of renowned chefs such as Mart\u00edn Berasategui, Ferran Adri\u00e0, Michel Bras, and Francis Paniego. His extensive experience and the love that he feels for the ingredients of his region have helped him to create one of the most applauded local menus.<\/p>\n
Chef Diego combines light foods with lush flavors, seeking a balance between the tastes of yesteryear and more modern flavors, always respecting the aesthetics of popular cuisine. His menus include the essence of the local cuisine \u2013 the cuisine of his rich and generous region. It\u2019s a tribute to the area’s history and its people.\u00a0His food items, the majority of which are zero kilometer products, have unique names: Luis the artisan butcher, Eduardo’s lambs, the Revuelta family’s vegetables, the \u00c1lvarez family’s fruits, Fernando the master ice cream maker, Juan \u00c1ngel the pastry chef, Rodr\u00edguez the baker, etc. Ingredients of utmost quality are used to make his mythical \u201cUncle F\u00e9lix’s Choice\u201d leek bouquet with white garlic, the “chamarito” lamb meatball with garlic and parsley parmentier, and his famous Chateaubriand.<\/p>\n
His dishes are likewise paired with the wines made at the Finca de los Arandinos Winery: El Conjuro, Viero, Malacapa, Tejar, Crianza, and Reserva. Excellent wines with lasting flavors whose red varieties feature the Tempranillo, Carignan, and Grenache grapes and whose white varieties feature the Viura, Tempranillo Blanco, and Grenache Blanc grapes, all of which have been harvested from the 26 hectares of Family vineyards that surround the hotel. These 26 hectares of paradise on earth, which can be seen from the restaurant, are yet another ingredient that makes for an exceptional culinary experience at Tierra. This is a must-see stop on the roadmap of any foodie.<\/p>\n