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Tapa Thursdays: Eating at a Guachinche on Tenerife
Julie’s plan had only three itinerary stops on my only full-day on Tenerife: Rental car. Teide. Guachinche Eager not to ruin my own surprise, I refused to give into sneaking a peek at what this...
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Tapa Thursdays: Nazca
We stumbled on Nazca one afternoon when our friend Scott was visiting from Madrid. I’d heard talk of the place – a Japanese and Peruvian fusion restaurant – for ages, and we quite literally stumbled...
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Behind Every Plate: A Day with Insiders Madrid
The more immersed I become in the Spanish gastronomic world, the more interest I have in where food comes from, who makes it (or butchers it or cures it or raises it) and the stories behind everything...
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Tapa Thursdays: The Bar that Never Fails to Impress, La Azotea
I had snagged Lindsay for a rare night out. She strolled into the locale she’d suggested, bright as always and pronounced something to the effect of, “This is the best place I’ve tried lately, and this...
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Tapa Thursdays: Yakitoro, a Chicote-run Dining Concept in Madrid
Faced with a lunchtime dilemma in Madrid, I was thrilled to get a message at the very moment my stomach rumbled from my friend Lauren, a self- and media-professed foodie and an insider in the Spanish...
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The Anatomy of a Cesta de Navidad
When my very first cesta de navidad arrived, wrapped up in cellophane and emblazoned with Corte Inglés publicity, I excitedly ripped open the top of the box and dug out the contents of the box. I was...
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Tapa Thursdays: Seville’s Newest Gastrocultural Offering, the Mercado Lonja...
In a city renowned for tapas culture, more and more foodie-friendly offerings are popping up. From wine tasting packages and jamón cutting courses to ethnic bars and even a midday flamenco show, I’d...
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Where to Eat in Barcelona and Not Be Ripped Off, Disappointed or Still Hungry
To say that Barcelona (as a city) underwhelms me is an understatement. And its food? Ugh, I don’t even want to go there. In my half a dozen previous trips to Catalonia, a place renowned for being avant...
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The Best Bites from the Devour Barcelona Tour
Food in Barcelona has always made me skeptical, despite a rich culinary history and the production of several globally recognized chefs. I’ve been to La Ciutat Comptal half a dozen times, but couldn’t...
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Tapa Thursday: Vermouth
My biggest ambition in life is to become a Spanish abuelo. Who wouldn’t want to spend the days leisurely reading a paper in the bar down the street, sucking down a vermouth while looking adorable?...
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Tapa Thursdays: Fargo Bio Restaurant
My email notification pinged a few seconds after I’d hit the little paper arrow with a food suggestion for a friend. “Rats, the place we’d like to go for lunch is only open for dinner on the weekends.”...
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Three Reasons Why Seville is a Foodie Haven
“So we’re initially going to just be making plans for cervezas and tapas, correct?” One of my closest friends was just a few weeks away from his trip, and he’d planned the itinerary for me: a week of...
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Desafío Eterno: Learning to Cook Spanish Food
I may have mastered the art of midday siestas, long lunches and dropping syllables, but Spanish cooking has always alluded me. Ask me to make a full turkey dinner or a kick ass pad thai? I’m all over...
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Tapa Thursdays: Five Must-Eat Canarian Dishes
I knew that my travel style had changed when H and I planned our trip to Croatia and Montenegro. After staking out a place to stay, we focused on the most important aspect of our weeklong vacation in...
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Tapa Thursday: Tasting Jerez de la Frontera
I’ll admit it – I have a big ol’ crush on Jerez de la Frontera. While Seville swoons, Jerez pokes and teases, yet always entices. It moves slower. It seems to stay for just one more round of ‘la...
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Wine Tasting for Dummies: An Afternoon with With Locals in Spain
“Wine snobbery is ruining the pure pleasure of a nice glass of wine,” Adolfo remarked as he poured us a young Verdejo from Northern Spain. “You like what you like, period.” We studied the color of the...
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How to Eat Like a Dane at Christmas
“There is no word in any other language for hygge,” Maria says quite matter-of-factly. “The closest we can do is ‘cozy.'” The rain was coming down outside Copenhagen’s new Torvehallern food hall, and...
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The Curious Case of Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil
“Passion and quality are at the heart of this venture. It’s that simple.” I sneezed, a clear sign that spring was about to settle onto Andalucía for a brief period of time before melting into summer....
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On Pessoa, Portuguese Cuisine and Hidden Tastes: a Food Tour with Taste of...
The prolific Portuguese philosopher and writer Fernando Pessoa had no less than 80 heteronyms, facets of his personality re-imagined as thinkers and poets in his most notable works. And from his home...
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What to do in Trujillo, Spain: Food, History and Daytrips
Extremadura is one of those places you want everyone to know about, but also want to have entirely to yourself. Nestled between Madrid and Andalusia, it’s an oft-overlooked part of Spain and not easy...
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