December 8, 2009, posted by Sairica
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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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October 16, 2009, posted by Sairica
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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
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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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June 24, 2009, posted by Sairica
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Tucked between the Gothic Quarter and the seafront, Bar Celta is famous for its lip-smackingly good Galician Tapas.
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April 12, 2009, posted by Sairica
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Yes Delivery is Barcelona’s first multiple-choice home delivery service and I for one, am overjoyed at the prospect of click, buzz and scoff!
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February 24, 2009, posted by Sairica
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I would highly recommend that you do not read the following article. It could lead you far from the path of the righteous and through the swinging doors of various cocoa laden, sugar dusted boutiques that sprinkle the streets of Barcelona. If you wish to remain unstained and untainted, kindly click on close and go quietly and humbly back to your celery sticks and cottage cheese…. Now.
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February 10, 2009, posted by Sairica
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From healthy fast food alternative to respected culinary art form, sushi has spread like wild fire since it first appeared at a street stall in Tokyo in 1824.
The Barcelonese certainly didn’t need much steering when the first sushi bar opened here in the early 1970s. Spaniards traditionally favour bite-sized morsels, convivial eating and the ready availability of that essential ingredient, fresh fish. So what could be better than a cosmopolitan port town? Barcelona and sushi soon saw each other as the perfect catch.
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February 10, 2009, posted by Sairica
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Whether you are content to sip fine wines in an elegant environment within Barcelona or would rather go for a full stomping ruta de vino in the hills beyond, Catalunya is certainly not off the world-class map when it comes to turning grape-growing into wine-tasting.
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January 11, 2009, posted by Sairica
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Don’t Panic! There’s always Organic!
This contemporary, inviting restaurant with its contemporary and wholesome philosophy is considered an essential grazing point for many locals (hence the fact that every time I visit, I see a selection of regular faces, in fact I may well be one of them.)
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January 1, 2009, posted by Miklós
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For lunch we try to go at least once a week to La Palmera. Mind you this is not easy since the place is an insiders favorite and therefor impossible to get in after 2 (so be early). No write ups in the tourist guides but truly a great find.
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