Tapa Thursdays: The Effervescent Jamón Ibérico
Some thing are just better experienced than written about. Among my favorite moments of my five years in Spain are the "early nights" that turn into café con leche as…
Sampling Barajas20 Tapas Bar: between Gastro and Traditional
My friend Mickey and I have a lot more in common than our birthday. We most often come together when food and wine are involved. I've tried to feign foodie…
Places with Encanto: La Bombilla, La Coruña
It takes a special place to get me to sidle up to the other patrons, elbows out, all in the name of a good meal. But there are few places…
Strange Food Spotlight: Ears in Madrid
I'm thrilled that my dear foodie friend and ex-sevillana Lauren Aloise suggested we do a series of blog exchanges. Lauren is a talented writer and brilliant cook, and her blog…
Sampling La Bulla
Here's a piece of advice: go to places where you know the chef. Kike's been prodding me to go to both Oveja Negra and his friend Jesús's bar, La Bulla, for ages. For…
Empanadillas agridulce
Baa, Baa Black Sheep: Sampling Ovejas Negras Tapas Bar
My friend Lindsay, fellow sevillana in a past life, has my back when it comes to new places in Sevilla. While catching up after Christmas over rebajas shopping, she practically dragged me…