Tapa Thursdays: The Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid
When I came to Spain to study, my first meal was far from memorable – a slop of mayonnaise, potatoes and nothing else discernable. I was convinced that I didn’t like Spanish food, nervous to move back...
View ArticleSeville Snapshots: When in Rome…
I have to admit that Seville has been less-than-inspiring lately. Between the master’s and work, plus rainy weather and holing up with a recently-returned Novio, I’ve barely even been in the center! So...
View ArticleTapas Thursday: Eating Italy
Little known fact about me: Italian food is as much a part of my family’s table fare as meat and potatoes. And I have not one ounce of sangue italiano in me. There’s two parts to this story: firstly,...
View ArticleTapa Thursdays: Hamburguesas
“You not liking a hamburger would tell me you’re more Spanish than American,” Samu says as he served us a hamburger, his style, at Taberna la Tata. The mini ox burger has carmelized onions and beets,...
View ArticleTapa Thursdays: Cevapi
Right, this blog is about Spain, and Tapa Thursdays should be about Spanish tapas. But I can’t get over the spicy sausage sandwiches we ate in the Balkans, called cevapi. It’s street food perfected,...
View ArticleTapa Thursdays: My Favorite Food Markets of 2013
As I grow more and more interested in food and its place within culture, I find it hard to resist visiting markets when I travel. When I went to China five years ago, I got to witness the fish monger...
View ArticleTapa Thursdays: the Best Ice Cream Shops in Seville
It’s 8pm on a Friday night, and I’m currently shuttered in my office, typing away at a computer with the shades drawn and the fan on. They may say ‘hasta el 40 de mayo, no te quites el sayo’ but summer...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleOn 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...
View ArticleIs Aníbal the Most Instagrammable Restaurant in Seville? (and a food review,...
A blast of hot air met me as soon as I’d unloaded my bag, a stoller and my kiddo from the bullet train. Ay, mi Sevilla. Nearly two months had passed since the Feria de Sevilla, but that’s the best part...
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