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The Blog Awakens…
This blogging year has not gone to plan. Life, work and family have taken more time and energy than…
September 26, 2018-
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GeneralCatalan Gastronomy Tour — Food Tours Barcelona
FoodTours Barcelona’s Catalan Gastronomy tour is an informative and well balanced intro to Barcelona’s local flavours. I’m reluctant to…
November 6, 2017 -
GeneralNew Guardian Article: Casa Vicens
My new article in The Guardian. Barcelona tourism is fighting back. The fistic flurry begins with a haymaker from…
November 3, 2017 -
GeneralDa Michele: A Love Story With No Added Cheese
Not a review, not a rant. A love story from Naples. Pizza included. There’s been a superabundance of stories…
October 25, 2017 -
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The Guardian Travel – City Breaks With Kids: Barcelona
Read my latest article about Barcelona, City Breaks With Kids, in The Guardian travel section. The Guardian has just…
January 29, 2017 -
GeneralBarcelona Boat Trip
“Fancy a boat trip and a few beers?” It was my friend Rob, of the redoubtable Homage to BCN…
June 10, 2016 -
GeneralDrive Me Barcelona
In a one-time-only unscheduled change to my usual posts, I’m going to talk about Ferraris instead of food. As…
April 14, 2016 -
GeneralEat Street
Photos from the first Eat Street Barcelona food truck event of 2016. Click on arrows or swipe to see…
March 1, 2016 -
GeneralBarcelona Craft Beer Tasting Tour
This tasting tour around Barcelona’s booming craft beer scene, led by an expert Catalan brewer, is an edifying ale…
December 21, 2015 -
GeneralSpanish Civil War Tours in Barcelona
Nick Lloyd’s captivating ‘walking history lessons’ about the Spanish Civil War are one of the best ways to spend…
December 15, 2015 -
GeneralFood Lovers Company Tapas Tour
Click on the arrows to view gallery Food Lovers Company Barcelona Tapas Tour I met Nuria and Margherita, readers…
July 15, 2015 -
GeneralDevour Barcelona (Gràcia Food Tour)
Click on the arrows to view gallery In May I was invited to join the Devour Barcelona team on…
June 22, 2015 -
General, Shameless hucksteringFodor’s Travel BARCELONA
The bestselling Barcelona travel guide book now features a chapter on ‘Where to Eat’ by the author of this…
November 14, 2014 -
GeneralEat Street #4
Click on the arrow keys to see the whole gallery. The fourth Eat Street food fair was a massive…
October 12, 2014 -
Food trips, GeneralManlleu Pork and Beer Festival 2014
This year’s meat feast in Manlleu, some 80 km north of Barcelona, was a perfect platform for the new generation of…
October 1, 2014 -
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General, Ingredients, ShopsMaking bread in Barcelona
I don’t eat much bread. I love it, but it’s something I reserve for weekends and special occasions. When…
July 2, 2014 -
GeneralI hope you’re hungry…
…because there will be FOOD coming to this blog again in the next few weeks. After a hectic few…
March 26, 2014 -
Food trips, GeneralA Stairway to Hog Heaven: Manlleu ‘Pork and Beer’ Festival
The blizzard of conceptual marketing, ‘quirky’ logos and bizarre brand identities that sweeps endlessly from the offices of advertising…
September 24, 2013 -
GeneralAnimal welfare: a new priority for Spanish shoppers?
Animal welfare in food production’s a difficult subject for me. On one hand it’s something I feel quite strongly…
July 1, 2012 -
Barcelona Restaurant Reviews, GeneralAdéu a Núvola Cafe
I learned yesterday that one of the establishments featured in this blog, Núvola Cafe, has recently closed its doors…
January 25, 2012 -
GeneralSpain and Fish: A Fatal Love Affair
One of the best things about living in Barcelona is the variety of fish and seafood available. The glistening,…
July 15, 2011 -
Barcelona Restaurant Reviews, GeneralDe Tapes per Barcelona
This is the second year that Estrella Damm (Barcelona’s inexplicably popular, over-gassy, favourite beer) have promoted a tapas competition together…
December 17, 2010 -
Barcelona Restaurant Reviews, General, Ingredients, ShopsReserva Ibérica — bargain breakfast
UPDATE: Reserva Iberica has now MOVED. It can be found nearby at Rambla de Catalunya, 61. As this was…
December 14, 2010 -
General, IngredientsPuff pastry — masa de hojaldre
Don’t worry, I’m not going to try to make it. Flaky pastry’s about as close as I come when…
December 8, 2010 -
General, Ingredients, RecipesEmbutido…
…and lentejas Or embutits and llenties if we’re staying all Catalan, but spiced sausages and lentil stew are such…
December 5, 2010 -
GeneralMangled menus
Note: 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
