December 2009
11 posts
the most amazing smelling shop in barcelona →
e&a gispert
mestres torradors
1851
sombrerers, 23
barcelona (el born)
for all your roast nut, dried fruit, chocolate & coffee needs
seriously the best tasting roast almonds ever
terrabacus - enoteca gastromomica
muntaner, 185
Barcelona www.terrabacus.com
LOVED
the modern fit out
the wine list!
the rice with mushrooms
the gorgonzola icecream with mango sauce (sounds weird but think how well sauternes and roquefort go together - the sweet and the salty)
food in general
the tea menu
the multi-lingual and very wine knowledgable service
DIDN’T LOVE
struggling to think of something here - the...
“be yourself, because everyone else is already taken”
– oscar wilde
Minimalist Yoga: How to Learn the Basics and Do... →
on spanish time
awake around 10
running on the beach & in the park
light breakfast around 12
lunch around 3
dinner around 10
bed around 1
loving this life
my local bakery: baluard barceloneta →
3 tags
cal pep
placa de les olles, 8
Barcelona www.calpep.com
LOVED
the engaging service
the tortilla
food in general
pep (the proprietor)
the verbal only menu
DIDN’T LOVE
feeling like a tourist
bright lighting
ATE
bread with tomato & olive oil (not the greatest bread but love the concept)
tuna tartare
tortilla with potato & jamon
deep fried artichokes
scampi
pimentos al padron...
“We are now in a products season in which is very important to know if our...”
– reservation confirmation email from elBulli [bring on the innards!]
my new favourite spice →
3 tags
formatgeria la seu
C/Dagueria 16
Barcelona
+34 934126548
my new favourite cheese shop
in an old butter factory
November 2009
12 posts
new shoes - shopping in barcelona is the best →
el bocadillo - the definitive minimalist sandwich... →
my new favourite tea shop →
1 tag
5 tags
the cambridge cheese company →
perfect first day in england -
milky tea and home made soda bread for brunch
a wonder in and around the colleges of cambridge
a detour via the cambridge cheese company:
- colston basset stilton
- devon blue
- fresh curd with tarragon
- bebris de pyrenees (like ossau iraty - my favourite of them all)
- wensleydale
- something wrapped in nettles
- wild boar terrine
- phesant terrine...
1 tag
when the cupboard is bare - how to make dinner out... →
1 tag
and the winner is...
Dear Jules,
I’m going to start with a most memorable meal, an April evening in New York City about a year-and-a-half ago. Zoe, Noeli, and I drove from Montreal the night before and spent the day walking around, checking out the Olafur Eliasson exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (underwhelming, unanimous) and a collection of Henry Darger drawings at the Museum of Folk Art (fantastic). ...
learn to love less | mnmlist.com →
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in...”
– Socrates
1 tag
6 days until my elBulli competition closes
Time is sure flying.
Only 6 more days until my competition to find a date for the best restaurant in the world closes.
And then my work begins.
How to choose from over 40 fellow food & wine lovers from around the world?
Help!
September 2009
1 post
orangette →
my favourite food blog of all time - man this girl can write