
The Blog Awakens…
This blogging year has not gone to plan. Life, work and family have taken more time and energy than…
September 26, 2018This blogging year has not gone to plan. Life, work and family have taken more time and energy than…
September 26, 2018FoodTours Barcelona’s Catalan Gastronomy tour is an informative and well balanced intro to Barcelona’s local flavours. I’m reluctant to…
November 6, 2017My new article in The Guardian. Barcelona tourism is fighting back. The fistic flurry begins with a haymaker from…
November 3, 2017Not a review, not a rant. A love story from Naples. Pizza included. There’s been a superabundance of stories…
October 25, 2017Read my latest article about Barcelona, City Breaks With Kids, in The Guardian travel section. The Guardian has just…
January 29, 2017“Fancy a boat trip and a few beers?” It was my friend Rob, of the redoubtable Homage to BCN…
June 10, 2016In a one-time-only unscheduled change to my usual posts, I’m going to talk about Ferraris instead of food. As…
April 14, 2016Photos from the first Eat Street Barcelona food truck event of 2016. Click on arrows or swipe to see…
March 1, 2016This tasting tour around Barcelona’s booming craft beer scene, led by an expert Catalan brewer, is an edifying ale…
December 21, 2015Nick Lloyd’s captivating ‘walking history lessons’ about the Spanish Civil War are one of the best ways to spend…
December 15, 2015Click on the arrows to view gallery Food Lovers Company Barcelona Tapas Tour I met Nuria and Margherita, readers…
July 15, 2015Click on the arrows to view gallery In May I was invited to join the Devour Barcelona team on…
June 22, 2015The bestselling Barcelona travel guide book now features a chapter on ‘Where to Eat’ by the author of this…
November 14, 2014Click on the arrow keys to see the whole gallery. The fourth Eat Street food fair was a massive…
October 12, 2014This year’s meat feast in Manlleu, some 80 km north of Barcelona, was a perfect platform for the new generation of…
October 1, 2014I don’t eat much bread. I love it, but it’s something I reserve for weekends and special occasions. When…
July 2, 2014…because there will be FOOD coming to this blog again in the next few weeks. After a hectic few…
March 26, 2014The blizzard of conceptual marketing, ‘quirky’ logos and bizarre brand identities that sweeps endlessly from the offices of advertising…
September 24, 2013Animal welfare in food production’s a difficult subject for me. On one hand it’s something I feel quite strongly…
July 1, 2012I learned yesterday that one of the establishments featured in this blog, Núvola Cafe, has recently closed its doors…
January 25, 2012One of the best things about living in Barcelona is the variety of fish and seafood available. The glistening,…
July 15, 2011This is the second year that Estrella Damm (Barcelona’s inexplicably popular, over-gassy, favourite beer) have promoted a tapas competition together…
December 17, 2010UPDATE: Reserva Iberica has now MOVED. It can be found nearby at Rambla de Catalunya, 61. As this was…
December 14, 2010Don’t worry, I’m not going to try to make it. Flaky pastry’s about as close as I come when…
December 8, 2010…and lentejas Or embutits and llenties if we’re staying all Catalan, but spiced sausages and lentil stew are such…
December 5, 2010Note: this was originally posted on my work website www.bcnfreelance.com but it’s probably more at home here. It’s a…
November 30, 2010