The streets of Barcelona’s Raval neighbourhood become a mishmash of sensations after dark. Some corners stink of pee. Others are home to African men singing, catcalling and yelling. Young people with ripped jeans and faces adorned with metal move in groups from street to street, bar to bar. We run out of Casa Almirall, giddy […]
Everything I Ate In February
The 1st of February I was in Barcelona so let’s just say this month started off with a bang, followed by a resolution to eat more at home. A resolution at which I failed, to epic proportions. But that failure meant that I tried some new places, revisited old favourites, moved some to the black […]
The Fiesta de la Calçotada: A Day To Honour Catalunya’s Chargrilled Onion
As I peeled back the char-grilled skin of the calçot, while performing a balancing act involving myself, my heavy winter coat, my camera, my overweight handbag, and trying to lean up against the long white plastic tables set up especially for the event, I couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. I was finally […]
Everything I Ate In January
Oh, I’ve missed doing these posts. Screw looking back at the last month in goals, achievements, highs and lows – why not look back a the last month in food! The New Year meant new things, new friends, and a lot of food – both old and new – so this month, I have documented […]
12 Travel Moments & 12 Eating Experiences To Mark The Last 12 Months
I know we are already a week into 2016, but in Spain it doesn’t really feel like the New Year gets properly underway until the Three Kings have come on the evening of the 5th of January and thrown literally thousands of kilograms of sweets in the air. This is followed by the final public holiday […]
2014 in Review: My Favourite New Restaurant Discoveries
It’s that time of year where we are supposed to feeling inspired, re-energised and ready to take on the world. It’s also that time of year where we reflect on what we have done in the past year, and what we could do better next time round. Although it almost seems like it is expected […]
33 Courses of Nikkei Cuisine at Pakta
Firstly, I will make a disclaimer. This restaurant is not my usual style of establishment, or a meal in my usual price range. I know, part of my motto is that that food does not have to be expensive or Michelin star in order to be good. However, the following meal is pretty much both of these things. To […]
Why Tossa de Mar Was The Perfect Beach Holiday Destination in August
August in Spain is the holiday season. Schools are well and truly out, and the Spaniards are well and truly tired of the oppressively hot days which take over much of central and southern Spain. They have flocked to the seaside, the little niños and extended family in tow, to spend a couple of weeks of long-awaited relaxation in their […]
Discovering Gracia’s Soul Through Food
When Devour Barcelona Food Tours announced that they would be doing food tours through Barcelona’s village-like Gracia neighbourhood, I wanted in. So, when only two weeks into their official existence, I happened to be in Barcelona I knew that rambling around the streets of Gracia, under the guidance of the lovely Renée, would be the perfect way to spend […]
Lately I have been eating…
Lately I have been eating… a lot. I mean, that’s not really anything new. But I really feel like I have been eat, siesta, eat, sleep, eat, catch train, eat, walk around city, eat, sleep and repeat. Just throw in a glass of Rioja, a shot of Pacharan or a sneaky Gin and Tonic, and I […]