Curious about food, culture and what people put in their mouth
Daijiro Soba-Ya is a restaurant in Gracia focusing on handmade soba noodles. This time last year I was binging on books* about Japan in preparation for my two week trip to Tokyo. My first time ever to Japan. Though I have visited Thailand, Hong Kong ...
I had one request for my first meal in a restaurant: that it be outside.The food was secondary. Cheap was a boon because well you know, you've lived it. The point is to see my friend. Whom I hadn't been able to see for three months. First because ...
It’s inconceivable. I am here writing about the new Pastisseria Brunells opening in Barcelona. Who would have the courage to do that now? As we all step out into the sunlight, tender from refreshing our screens to reveal more and more anxiety-inducing headlines. It’s inconceivable that cafes still open their doors for their first time….
Arigato Barcelona
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 Bar del Pla?” someone volunteers. Wait! What? How did…
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...
