Taste 1973 Receives the 2024 Annual Award from the Academia de Gastronomía de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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A Recognition of Gastronomic Excellence
The Taste 1973 team feels deeply honoured by the recognition granted by the Board of Directors of the Academia de Gastronomía de Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Today, 5 May 2025, during a moving ceremony, our restaurant received the 2024 Annual Award, a distinction that values our work, passion and dedication to Canarian gastronomy.
The Academia’s Decision
The Academia’s Board of Directors, chaired by Lourdes Fernández López, unanimously decided to award this accolade to Taste 1973 after a thorough analysis of all the nominations submitted by the full academicians who make up this prestigious institution.
As stated in the excerpt from Minutes No. 27 of 15 January 2025:
“Taste 1973, located in the Hotel Villa Cortés in Playa de Las Américas (Arona, Tenerife), an exceptional restaurant in every sense, whose proposal, that of Diego Schattenhofer and his team, deserves to be described as vibrant for the fascinating blend it offers between our traditional cuisine and current gastronomic innovation, complemented by in-depth research into the singularities of the produce of our land and its history.”
This recognition reflects our commitment to the fusion of tradition and innovation, always with a deep respect for local produce and the culinary history of the Canary Islands.
A Shared Pride
For Diego Schattenhofer and the whole Taste 1973 team, receiving this honour represents a genuine source of pride and a motivation to keep committing to cuisine with soul, identity and respect for produce.
“Receiving this honour for our restaurant Taste 1973 is a genuine source of pride and a motivation to keep committing to cuisine with soul, identity and respect for produce. Thank you to the Academia for valuing our work and commitment with this very special distinction,” said Diego Schattenhofer during the award ceremony.
A Recognition of Teamwork
This award recognises the work of a whole team that strives daily to offer unique gastronomic experiences, where Canarian tradition meets avant-garde techniques and in-depth research into local produce.
At Taste 1973, located in the Hotel Villa Cortés, we firmly believe in culinary innovation as the engine driving the evolution of Canarian gastronomy, always with a deep respect for our roots and traditions.
Projects and Research
This recognition reinforces our commitment to research projects such as GastroSinapsis, our culinary think tank, and studies on local produce such as matured goat meat and aboriginal Canarian cheese.
Acknowledgements
We would like to express our most sincere gratitude to the Academia de Gastronomía de Santa Cruz de Tenerife for this recognition, to our local produce suppliers for their dedication and excellence, and to our diners for their trust and constant support.
Looking to the Future
This award drives us to keep researching, experimenting and creating new gastronomic proposals that showcase Canarian produce and techniques. We continue working on new projects that we will soon share with all of you.
We keep cooking dreams!
To learn more about our gastronomic proposal, we invite you to visit Taste 1973 or follow our calendar of activities for upcoming events and culinary experiences.