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 […]
What’s New In Logroño
As I write this I can’t help but think that this post should be called “what’s a few months old in Logroño”. You already know that as of recently I am no longer living in Logroño, but the truth is I had the idea for this post a few months ago. I meant to go ahead and post […]
Ch-ch-changes: Farewell Logroño
If you know me in person or follow me on social media you may have got wind of the fact that I am no longer in Spain. Okay, so a girl is allowed to take a holiday from a country, but the truth is that C and I have moved out of our house in […]
Lately I have been eating…V2.0
It’s that time of the month again. The one where I want to share something interesting with you, but the realisation that the interesting things that have occurred in my life lately have mostly just involved, well, food. From the hills of Galicia, to the heat of Andalucía, but not forgetting the laid-back pace of […]
Three Cities in Northern Spain That No Food Lover Can Miss
Poor Northern Spain. Most travellers beeline down south to the overpowering Moorish monuments such as the Alhambra in Granada, the famous (and sometimes not so famous) beaches along the coastline of the Costa del Sol, and then across to Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter and surrounding neighbourhoods to try some local tapas and pintxos. Hang on. What was that? Firstly, the […]
Three Innovators in Logroño’s Restaurant Scene
When it comes to eating out, Logroño is a city that can sometimes be predictable. The pintxo culture here is a strong one, although unlike San Sebastian, the most famous city for experiencing pintxos in Spain, the bars here are still known for their traditional approach to the bite sized treats. Lunch in Logroño is also eaten in […]
Pintxos on Calle San Juan: Logroño’s Other Pintxo Street
I am going to say something controversial, something that anyone who I have ever showed around Logroño would slap me through their computer screen, if they could. I am so sick of pintxos! Yet, that doesn’t stop me from going out on the town to eat. I will blame only my astonishing laziness for preventing me from […]
How to Eat Pintxos Like a Local
Sometimes I am walking around Logroño on a Friday or Saturday night and I spot them, the deer in the headlights. Except the deer are the foreign tourists and the headlights are the streets around Calle Laurel, where Logroño’s main concentration of pintxo bars are found. They have arrived to try out the pintxos that Logroño is […]
What are Pintxos?
There is one phrase that makes me cringe, and I am telling you now so you never have to make this mistake if you come to Northern Spain. “I’m so excited to eat tapas!” There ARE NO TAPAS. The food culture in this part of Spain is not about tapas. It’s about pintxos. The difference in culture […]
It’s Christmas Eve in Spain, the Apocalypse has Arrived
I pull apart the dusty slats of the blind and peer outside the window. It’s dark outside, the only illumination on the pedestrian street below coming from the tall, thin street lights. They are strangely modern fixtures on a street flanked with 17th century architecture. On any given night the bars downstairs are howling madness. […]