5th 'Arròs de Valencia' DO awards

​          On last 28th of January, London Paella School was invited to the 5th awards ceremony of the Protected Denomination of Origin 'Arròs de Valencia' at 'Casa de la Beneficiéncia' in Valencia-Spain
   Annually this institution, whose main mission is to represent and defend the Valencian rice culture, awards these awards that recognize the work and career of chefs, restaurants, associations, institutions and personalities of the Valencian community in which it is reflected this interest in the conservation and defence of the Valencian rice culture.
       London Paella School was represented by our good friend and collaborator, the paella master chef Ernest Ferrus 'EL Sepia' who had the honour of greeting

 to Lourdes March, popular food writer and ​author of the one of the essential books of the rice 'The Book of the Paella and the rices' one of the recognized personalities. 
    The other winners were: Casa Carmela Restaurant since 1920 cooking woodfire paella at Valencia town, the association for the wildlife conservation SEO BirdLife and the Fishermen's Association of Catarroja located at  La Albufera lake in the natural park of the same name and where all the rice farms belonging to the protected designation of origin Arroz de Valencia are located.
             
       

Lourdes March and Ernest Ferrús 'El Sepia'