On July 7, the first stone of what will be the Barceló Food Gourmet, a unique cultural and gastronomic space of more than 330 m2 inside the Municipal Market of Barceló, integrated into the Multipurpose Center of the same name, in which it is intended to merge the tasting with the commercialization of gourmet products.
This initiative of the Professional Association of Merchants, the market concessionaire, has the support and impetus of the General Directorate of Commerce and Entrepreneurship, whose Director, Concepción Díaz de Villegas, attended the opening ceremony and symbolic laying of its first stone, thanking all the merchants their daily effort to promote this Market that has become one of the main references of the Network of Municipal Markets of Madrid as backbone elements of the life of the neighborhoods of the capital.
The event was also attended by Jorge García Castaño, Councilor of the Downtown District, who expressed that it is initiatives of this type that promote commercial activity and diversity in the neighborhoods that transcend.
The event was also attended by Jorge García Castaño, Councilor of the Downtown District, who expressed that it is initiatives of this type that promote commercial activity and diversity in the neighborhoods that transcend.
This new facility will occupy a separate area from the rest of the Market floors, which will be accessed on the third floor through two glass walkways, forming an isolated space that has earned it the nickname of Barcelo Island.
Barceló Food Gourmet will host 21 stalls with a very varied offer of culinary products, ranging from tapas to paellas, through Iberian products or sushis. But in addition to gastronomy and sale of products, The YoBarceló Island It was also born with the idea of becoming a place that offers programming of cultural interest, musical performances, art exhibitions, book presentations, integrating the market into the daily life of residents and visitors.
Always being at the forefront of all kinds of gastronomic and cultural trends, innovation and constant renewal, are the ideas that pervade this new facility in the Barceló Market, where entrepreneurial projects will be very well received, providing great added value. to this initiative.
In short, the new project aims to respond to new consumption and leisure habits, making the Barceló Market a gastronomic and cultural benchmark in the capital, an experience for all five senses.
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