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December 8, 2009, posted by Sairica food and drinks

Bread & Butter Barcelona (the real thing!)

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Bread is a controversial topic in Barcelona these days. In fact, considering bread is a staple in most European countries, the controversy is not particularly city-specific: the mass production of bread and the disappearance of the local baker now evokes the same level of dismay as intensive farming or overfishing. However, in a country where just ten years ago 315 different types of bread could be identified and in a region where the local speciality involves pa (amb tomàquet) as the fundamental ingredient, the dearth of good bread has become a particularly embarrassing issue for many Barcelonans.

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November 14, 2009, posted by Sairica exhibitions

Guests of Honour, MNAC. Dec. 2, 2009 – Apr. 11, 2010

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It’s been 75 years since the inauguration of the stunning Museu d’Art de Catalunya in Montjuic, and the museum is celebrating it’s birthday in style by bringing together 75 masterpieces of Catalan art from private collections, Catalan, European and American museums, and ecclesiastic patrimony.

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October 29, 2009, posted by Sairica exhibitions

The Anarchy of Silence. Untill January 10, 2010

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“He’s not a composer, but an inventor of genius”. – said Arnold Schönberg of his pupil, John Cage. You can judge for yourself this winter as the MACBA
presents the largest exhibition devoted to the composer since his death.

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October 16, 2009, posted by Sairica food and drinks

Becoming a Boletaire

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Ask your average urbanite if they know where to find some mushrooms and they’ll direct you to their personal travel agent for the trip of a lifetime. Ask a local in Barcelona and they’ll check the nearest location of recent rainfall and pinpoint a field on a map. Hunting for wild mushrooms (sepas in Spanish, bolets in Catalan) is de rigeur for Catalans in autumn.

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October 14, 2009, posted by Miklós food and drinks

Menú del Día in Barcelona

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The menú del día is like the secret password to Spanish existence. Whisper ‘aai-min-oe’ to the patron and you’ll be given a knowing nod and your expensive a la carte menu quickly whipped away to be replaced by a single sheet in Spanish, probably with regional terms. Think of it as a lucky dip. Chances are one of the dishes will fill you up. And it may even be good.

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October 12, 2009, posted by Sairica events

It’s All Coming Together: Barcelona Meeting Point 2009

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Barcelona Meeting Point is Spain’s one and only international and professional real estate exhibition and takes place each autumn. Now in its 12th year, the expo is divided into three parts.

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July 6, 2009, posted by Sairica events

Barcelona’s experimental music events

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Sònar started out as something very different to the festival that folk who flock to it today consider it to be. For years it’s been considered the leading avant-garde and experimental festival in Europe and one of the best in the world.

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June 24, 2009, posted by Sairica food and drinks

Tapas the way the locals like it – Bar Celta

barceltaTucked between the Gothic Quarter and the seafront, Bar Celta is famous for its lip-smackingly good Galician Tapas.

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June 18, 2009, posted by Sairica events

Flash-bang: it’s San Juan… June 24, 2009

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Barcelona would like to invite you to a party the scale of which you ain’t never seen before… On 24th of June, the entire city and surrounding towns will erupt into a blaze of light.

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June 15, 2009, posted by Sairica events

The Brandery Barcelona: Post-Fashion Circus. July 7-9, 2009

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The Brandery hails a new concept in contemporary urban fashion trade shows, where the Brand, creativity and innovation come together in an unconventional space at the Fira in Barcelona.

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