The United Kingdom is the guest territory at Gastronomika this year, and so there could not fail to be a round table for participants to discuss and question the role played by Spanish gastronomy in this sovereign north European state. Three Spaniards with a proven track record in the British capital will compare visions and points of view to describe the current status of British cuisine.

The debate will be headed up by the immense godfather of Spanish cookery in England, José Pizarro, along with Quique Dacosta, who runs the successful Arros QD, and Ángel Zapata, the Barcelona chef now running the legendary Barrafina outlets. A British gastronomy journalist will act as a counterpoint.