Without tradition there can be no evolution - studies and Atapuerca reveal the importance of this kind of recipe in human development. We are what we eat.

Stews go back eight thousand years. The Atapuerca region is famous for its red beans, but there can be no doubt what is known as the “olla podrida” or rotten pot stew goes back to the Neolithic period. Recipes which are a basic requisite for our growth, and now perhaps more than ever before they are essential for sustainability, which is more than necessary

Is haute cuisine at odds with such traditional fare? We will see it is not. They may be such gastronomic, subtle recipes that they can form part of the structure of any sampling menu in the best restaurants.