In March 2018, issue 1 of The Zaragozan Gastronome, the first and only free newspaper specializing in gastronomy in Aragon. Thus, this editorial project of Almozara Agency, which was born with the aim of spreading gastronomic culture, publishes its 40th issue in February 2025 and celebrates its 7th anniversary the following month.
A long and successful career, as evidenced by the awards it has received, including the Plaque of Tourist Merit awarded to the publication by the Government of Aragon in Alcañiz in 2023, and the Award for Gastronomic Dissemination in Aragon, presented by the Aragonese Academy of Gastronomy in 2021.
Beyond the awards, El Gastrónomo Zaragozano, with a reach of tens of thousands of people throughout the country—since, in addition to the thousands of newspapers distributed through collection points throughout Zaragoza, thousands of copies are sent to subscribers, institutions, and companies in the sector across the three provinces—has its greatest asset in its readers.
Obviously, as a free newspaper, its success would not be possible without the collaboration of hundreds of agri-food institutions and companies that have supported and continue to support this project over the years, some practically from the beginning. Numerous authors have also joined El Gastrónomo Zaragozano, contributing their culinary knowledge and making it available to everyone.
Furthermore, El Gastrónomo Zaragozano has not limited itself to informing, disseminating and spreading content related to agri-food, tourism and hospitality, but has also become a gastronomic promoter, adopting a proactive role that makes it one of the main organizers of gastronomic events in Zaragoza and its province, among which the Zaragoza and Province Croquette Competition, Zaragoza Brava, the Bull Meat Gastronomic Route, Aragon Territory EVOO, etc.
The Zaragoza Gastronome celebrates his birthday, ready to continue writing the history of Zaragoza and Aragonese gastronomy for many more years.