Everybody knows the striking Modernisme facade of Forn des Teatre. And shouldn’t miss a look behind the scenes of Palma’s most emblematic bakery. Tomeu Arbona was just awarded the Premi Ciutat de Palma de Gastronomía 2021. Because it’s not only the store front that’s outstanding. The official recognition came right in time for the 10th birthday of Fornet de la Soca, the culinary archaeological adventure now based in the traditional space. Making the store even more compelling. Fornet de la Soca…
Café con María José Orero + Tomeu Arbona: Radical tradicional
María José Orero and Tomeu Arbona, founders of Fornet de la Soca, about gastronomic archaeology, an ensaimada for Rossy de Palma and the inspiration of a children’s book. There is a chance in every crisis. In the wake of the financial meltdown 2008, Tomeu Arbona lost his job as a psychotherapist. And so, together with his wife María José Orero, a Waldorf teacher, he turned his lifelong passion for cooking into a new profession. They revived traditional Mallorcan recipes and opened their own…