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
11
Over the past couple of years I’ve developed a culinary fascination with what different cultures do with cheap cuts of meat. The stewing, the braising, and the simple slow-cooking of often tough, sinewy, or bony meats that people originally ate out of financial necessity has been intriguing me. Many of these dishes have risen above …
Mar
06
Madrid wasn’t on the Grantourismo itinerary. We were meant to travel over land and sea from Essaouira via Tangier to Jerez, and had planned to drive from Essaouira back to Marrakech, take the overnight train from Marrakech to Tangier, a ferry to Algeciras, and a bus to Jerez… Our plans, however, were foiled by work …
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