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SAN SEBASTIÁN, PINTXOS, AND THE GILDA

For those who have never been to San Sebastián, Spain, put it on your bucket list. If you have already been—then you know. You’ll return. What makes the city so appealing? Food, glorious food, and more food. Of course the setting is lovely. Once a small fishing village, San Sebastián now spreads from the sea […]

RESTAURANTE SOBRINO DE BOTÍN & GARLIC SOUP

What do Ernest Hemingway, Francisco de Goya, Nancy Reagan, the King of Spain, Jack Nicholson, a Belgian diplomat, a Japanese engineer and a dentist from Ohio have in common? Will give you a hint: Madrid. And another: the oldest restaurant in the world. Along with countless writers, artists, heads of state, celebrities and tourists, the […]

¶ Posted 19 October 2016 † Susan Manlin Katzman § MADRID § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § SOUPS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Castilian Cuisine, cochinillo asado, cordero asado, garlic, garlic soup, Madrid, Restaurante Sobrino de Botín, roast suckling pig, Spain

PARADORES, SPAIN & TORTILLA ESPANOLA

Travelers adore Spanish Paradores for a multitude of reasons. First is location. The Spanish-government owned and operated inns are sprinkled throughout Spain in spots most useful to tourists. Some are near major tourist attractions in large cities. Others grace small villages. And a few sit in far-flung, remote areas with little other choice of accommodations. […]

¶ Posted 12 December 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § CACERES § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Caceres, eggs, Extremadura, Parador de Caceres, paradores, potatoes, recipe, Spain, Tortilla Espanola, UNESCO World Heritage Site

ATRIO/MICHELIN STARS AND RELAIS & CHATEAUX

Atrio is one of the main reasons to visit Cáceres. Actually, Atrio is one of the main reasons to visit Spain. The two-Michelin-starred restaurant and Relais & Châteaux hotel is worth not only a detour (in Michelin speak), but also a bucket-list trip—at least for lovers of food, wine and architecture. Atrio sits in […]

¶ Posted 23 November 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § CACERES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Atrio, Caceres, El Bulli, Emilio Tuñón Álvarez, Extremadura, Ferran Adrià, Food, Jose Polo, Luis Moreno Mansilla, Relais & Châteaux, Spain, Spanish Foods, Tono Perez, travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site

CÁCERES, CULINARY CAPITAL OF SPAIN, 2015 & MIGAS

The food of Cáceres rocks! The restaurants are rad! The take-home edible souvenirs are wicked and wow! No wonder a jury composed of top representatives from Spain’s hotel, restaurant and publishing industries, declared the city “The Culinary Capital of Spain, 2015.” The city, in the province of the same name, sits in the sparsely populated […]

¶ Posted 09 November 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § APPETIZERS § BEER § BEVERAGES § BREAKFAST § CACERES § CHEESE § COFFEE § CONDIMENTS § DESSERTS § DRINKS § ENTREES § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § TRAVEL § Uncategorized § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Atrio Restaurante, Caceres, Convento de San Pablo, Culinary, Culinary Routes, Extremadura, Ibores, Ivan Hernandez, Jamon Iberia, migas, Olive oil, Restaurante Cayena, Ribera del Guadiana wine, smoked paprika, Spain, Tono Perez, Torta del Casar

PAELLA VALENCIANA

Spanish tourism authorities claim that Germans head to Valencia for the beach and the gastronomy; that the French seek fashion, the design hotels and the gastronomy; and that Americans like the history, the culture and the gastronomy. See a pattern here? Everyone loves Valencia’s gastronomy. I know the reason. It’s called Paella. That luscious rice […]

¶ Posted 02 September 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ENTREES § TRAVEL § Uncategorized § VALENCIA ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Albufera, Calasparra rice, Paella de Marisco, Paella Valenciana, Rafael Galvez Benedito, Rafael Vidal, Valencia

CATALAN TOMATO BREAD

Catalan tomato bread, pa amb tomaquet (literally bread with tomato in Catalan), is not only one of the simplest Spanish dishes to make, but also one of the most beloved specialties in the whole of Catalonia.

¶ Posted 06 August 2010 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BARCELONA § BREADS § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Baracelona, Casa Leopoldo, Catalonia, tomato bread, tomatoes

PICASSO/SANGRIA/SPAIN

In his early years Picasso painted birds and flowers and sweet little landscapes (truly—you can see them at the Picasso Museum in Barcelona www.musupicasso.bcn.cat),then he started frequenting Els Quatre Gats (The Four Cats), a tavern/café in Barcelona, and his painting changed. Could be the influence of other artists who made the bar a bohemian enclave […]