Curious about food, culture and what people put in their mouth
Credit for the discovery of Sun Taka goest to my friend Yvonne, who eats out 5 nights for my one. Chef Mitsutaka Kawata opened this Izakaya restaurant a year ago. Izakaya is a Japanese tavern of sorts. Typically, the emphasis is more on the drink ...
I am surprised that I have not heard of Denassus before stepping into it for lunch with my fellow Rack & Return WSET classmates. They all seem to know it. They know that it used to be restaurant Malamén."Wasn't this opened by those guys from ...
Hayden is behind The Cake Man Bakery. Australian and having spent time in England, Hayden learned how to bake from his mother and grandmother. He started baking cakes for Barcelona’s cafes 5 years ago. Without his own kitchen, he bounced around other people’s from Cloudstreet to Honey Bee. And after one and a half year…
To me, Orval sounds like it might be the name of a troll with hair on the tops of its feet. Or a cantankerous Swedish retiree. Oh no, that’s Ove. Banish that image from your mind. Orval Coffee Barcelona is a stark juxtaposition to both of those. Orval is a coffee shop one block shy…
Coffee Guide Barcelona: Specialty Coffee Coffee is everywhere in Barcelona. It’s not limited to cafes either. Every bar and restaurant serves it. Good coffee? Great coffee? That took a while to catch on but I can say with confidence that it has. Craft, artisanal, third wave, single-origin, locally roasted coffee to rival any metropolis. To…
Wondering about how to Support Small Businesses in Barcelona during the COVID-19 outbreak? The brains behind the All Those pop-up food markets have come up with a list of small shops and producers that are staying open and need your custom! Broken ...
Christmas in Barcelona is delightful. There are plenty of quirky traditions to get to know. Shops and homes fill up with Caganer's a squatting defecating figurine. The Caganer is a symbol of fertility (More at BBC). Not so strange if you consider ...
Two years ago, Matt opened the first Fermentation Superstore in Barcelona. Olives, wine, bread and cured sausage are the limits of fermented foods here. So there was a lot of aquainting necessary between Ferment 9 and Barcelona. And because ...
Hello! My name is Suzy. This blog is about discovering Barcelona through its eateries. I take it one restaurant or shop at a time and post on the blog once a week. I vary where I eat to have a have a mix of high and low end places. My goal is to find the special places, the ones worth seeking out and show and tell you all about them. Read more...
