Ahhhhh PAELLA!

     It has been said that the Paella is the greatest thing Spain has exported to the rest of the world. Besides Penelope Cruz and Camper footwear, I dare say that may be true.
     I am an ethnic Valencian, and my family harkens from the Province of Castellon, about a 2.5 hour drive south of [...]

Restaurant Bestial

Now that it is the end of summer, this does not mean that you need to pull out the scarves and search for cozy corners. The weather in Barcelona during the month of September is still wonderful, and probably my favorite beach time of year.
One restaurant that has a prime location for beach-goers or those [...]

Port Olimpic

     I wanted to write about one of the most popular spots in Barcelona, because it is important that tourists know the reality of the Port Olimpic. The “Olympic Port” as it is called in Catalan, was created for the Olympics in 1992 as a home base for the sailing competitions. The port is framed [...]

Restaurant Paco Meralgo

     Tucked away in the Eixample District is a gem of a tapas bar. We are not talking run-of-the-mill, tourist trap, 99 cent tapas encompassing a stale piece of bread with an anchovy on top. No, these are high-end, haute cuisine tapas that will make your palette sing and induce your tongue to dance Flamenco [...]

Carrer Petritxol

     There is one street in Barcelona that, to me, encompasses the old spirit of the city. Before the Olympics, before the sprawling tree-lined boulevards, even before the insanely popular tapas bars full of blond Scandinavian tourists, Barcelona was a mystical, inward-looking city full of dark narrow alleys and menacing gargoyles.
     My favorite street in [...]

Restaurant Elx

     If you were to ask anyone around the world what they thought a “Spanish” food was, undoubtedly they will utter the word “paella”. Unless you are talking to an American, who will excitedly burst out into a rant about how they love “burritos”, “tacos”, “gorditas”… etc, none of which are Spanish. However, Americans tend [...]

El Xalet de Montjuic

     Normally I would not recommend a restaurant that tends to draw a lot of tourists. But here I shall make an exception. If anything so that you can admire the stunning views that this restaurant captures. The relatively new El Xalet Restaurant sits atop the Montjuic hill where almost all of the sporting events [...]