César Rubio
Cook at La Posada de la Villa since at least 2021, the wood-fired roast house on Madrid's Cava Baja, in a building dating to 1642.
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César Rubio has cooked at La Posada de la Villa since at least 2021. It's a historic Madrid roast house on Cava Baja housed in a building dating to 1642, when it opened as the city's first Posada de la Corte. Félix Colomo restored the building and converted it into a wood-fired asador in the early 1980s, and it now specialises in Castilian roasts and Madrid stew, cooked in a traditional oven lit every morning. The restaurant has been recognised by the Michelin Guide and named a Comercio Centenario by Madrid's city council.
Biography
Career
La Posada de la Villa occupies a building on Cava Baja whose history dates to 1642, when it became the city's first Posada de la Corte, lodging and feeding travellers arriving in Madrid. Félix Colomo rescued the building from a ruinous state and, after an artisanal restoration, converted it into the wood-fired roast house it is today, opening as a restaurant in 1982. Rubio has cooked in that kitchen since at least 2021, working the traditional wood oven that is lit every morning. Félix Colomo Domínguez owns the house, and Antonio García Pino manages it.
Philosophy
Asked about the secret behind the house's roasted meats, Rubio pointed simply to "a good wood-fired oven like the one we have here" as the reason for the kitchen's lamb and other roasts. The kitchen also serves callos, pisto and a cocido cooked in earthenware pots set in oak ash.
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Accolades
- ·Michelin Guide recognition, La Posada de la Villa
- ·Comercio Centenario, Madrid City Council, La Posada de la Villa
Frequently asked
Who is the cook at La Posada de la Villa?
César Rubio, who has cooked at La Posada de la Villa, the historic roast house in Madrid's Palacio neighbourhood, since at least 2021.
What is La Posada de la Villa known for?
It's a horno de asar (wood-fired roasting house) in a building dating to 1642, specialising in Castilian roasts such as lamb, cooked in a traditional wood-fired oven that is lit every morning.
What is the address of La Posada de la Villa?
Calle Cava Baja, 9, in Madrid's Palacio neighbourhood.
When did La Posada de la Villa become a restaurant?
The building dates to 1642 as Madrid's first Posada de la Corte; Félix Colomo restored it and opened it as a roast house restaurant in 1982.
Has La Posada de la Villa received any recognition?
Yes, it's been recognised in the Michelin Guide and named a Comercio Centenario by Madrid's city council.
What else does La Posada de la Villa serve besides roasts?
Callos, pisto and a Madrid-style cocido cooked in earthenware pots set in oak ash.