Spanish Food World

EU Wants An End To Refillable Olive Oil Bottles

I would go as far to tell the EU that the oil in Spain is UE – uniformly excellent!

Lunch For One

One of the joys of dining out in Spain is that I have never come across that issue about someone wanting to eat a meal on their own.

Lunch with… Luis Benavides-Barajas

I had a lunch in Spain with the prolific author Luis Benavides-Barajas. This man has forgotten more about Spanish food than I will ever know.

Restaurant review – El Chambao de Joaquin, La Herradura

El Chambao de Joaquin is a well established restaurant located at the nicest end of the beach in La Herradura – the calmest place on the Costa Tropical of Spain.

Grouper stew. Photo courtesy of www.bacononthebeech.com

Canary Island Cooking

Most holidaymakers go to the Canary Islands for the climate but the food is fresh and fabulous.

Eating Just Off The Motorway

For, in my experience, there are plenty of good restaurants, cafes or bars located within a short distance of a motorway turn off.

Discovering Begur, Costa Brava

It’s beautiful on the Costa Brava. Nowhere more so than when you travel north east of Girona.

Terrific Tortilla of Spain

It would be a mistake to take classic Spanish meals such as a tortilla for granted. But making a top class, terrific tortilla is not child’s play.

Marbella – At It’s Best

The old town of Marbella surprises many. With its sheer prettiness.

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Spanish Restaurants, Adapt or Die

For fourteen years the Bardem family had run ‘La Bardemcilla’ in Madrid’s trendy Chueca district. Now it has closed.

English Lunch vs Spanish Lunch

We discuss the difference between the Spanish and British lunch cultures. What are your opinions?

Spanish Food and Culture

Lunch For One

One of the joys of dining out in Spain is that I have never come across that issue about someone wanting to eat a meal on their own.

Travel in Spain

Discovering Begur, Costa Brava

It’s beautiful on the Costa Brava. Nowhere more so than when you travel north east of Girona.

Eat in Spain

Eating Just Off The Motorway

For, in my experience, there are plenty of good restaurants, cafes or bars located within a short distance of a motorway turn off.

Spanish Ingredients & Products

Sampling a Secadero

The first time I walked into a secadero I thought I had stepped on the the set of a sci-fi movie. I love ham, including Jamon Serrano, but seeing so many hanging hams was overpowering.

How To? Techniques & Tips

Grilled Food in Spain

While I live in an area notorious for frying, I prefer to grill my food in Andalucia.

Interviews & Opinion

EU Wants An End To Refillable Olive Oil Bottles

I would go as far to tell the EU that the oil in Spain is UE – uniformly excellent!

Classic Spanish Recipes

Cocido Madrileño a la Inma

This dish is one of the main signature dishes from Madrid. The way to eat this dish is having the consome first, then you bring everything else to the table and eat it all together.

News

Spanish Restaurants, Adapt or Die

For fourteen years the Bardem family had run ‘La Bardemcilla’ in Madrid’s trendy Chueca district. Now it has closed.

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