Mar
29
Go out to restaurants and bars in Barcelona and you’re more likely to see locals drinking Cava than anything else. Cava is Spain’s sparkling wine of choice. It is to the Spanish what Champagne is to the French or spumante or proseco is to the Italians. Since its creation by Catalunyan Josep Raventós in 1872, …
Mar
29
With Jordi Artal, Catalan-Canadian chef of Cinc Sentits (Five Senses), Barcelona. One of our most memorable dining experiences last year was a degustation meal at Cinc Sentits, the restaurant of Michelin-starred chef Jordi Artal, a Catalan-Canadian chef residing in Barcelona. Not only is Jordi one of Spain finest culinary talents, he has achieved success without …
Mar
17
In our last post we lamented the fact that Jerez’s lovely wine bodegas do not offer proper informative, horizontal tastings of their sherry and brandy products – not even the famous Gonzalez Byass Bodega, home of Tio Pepe. Somewhat frustrated, we decided to do our own sherry tasting last night, which we live-tweeted on Twitter …
Mar
16
Sometimes we find it only takes one or two people to help unlock the secrets of a city, to make introductions, help you make connections, to take you places, and to teach you things – and learning is an important part of what we’re doing this year. In our experience, these people are often creative …
Mar
15
Jerez is fondly known as the home of flamenco – Jerez-based flamenco guitarist Sebastian Lapostol calls it “the true heartbeat of flamenco” – and while some aficionados say that flamenco here lacks the sophistication of flamenco in Seville or Madrid, it is exactly this, Jerez’s festive and fun form of flamenco called la buleria that …
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