A Paris food tour of the fashionable Haute Marais neighbourhood, where artisanal food producers are creating innovative products, gives us a taste of ‘the Bobo palate’, the French capital’s ‘bourgeois-bohemians’, and the gourmet foods and specialty food shops currently on trend in the French capital. We’ve long believed that exploring the food of a destination … Read more
“Walk, just walk,” was the advice we received from Carl, the owner of our petite weekend escape in Perpignan, when we asked him what we should do. “Oh, and eat and drink…” And so began a long weekend of food, wine, walking and conversation in Perpignan, one of Southern France’s liveliest cities, which we kicked … Read more
Strolling through local markets on our travels is as much a form of sightseeing as it is a shopping trip or another chance to eat out. Especially in Barcelona, where the markets are so wonderful. Taking in the dazzling displays of freshly-caught seafood and fish, gills scarlet and scales glistening, the kaleidoscope of colours that … Read more
The contemporary Catalan cuisine scene in Barcelona makes the city one of the best food destinations in the world. The dishes coming out of Barcelona’s kitchens are often wildly creative, yet utilise locally sourced ingredients with a nod to dishes of the past, reinterpreted with finer attention to detail, creativity, presentation, and contemporary cooking techniques. … Read more
Barcelona is a city that gets written about so much that there is little that has escaped the guidebook author or magazine writer who drops in for a taste of the ‘real’ Barcelona – particularly when it comes to tapas in Barcelona. Whether it’s tapas in Barcelona, or any restaurant associated with the legendary Ferran Adrià and … Read more