Tag Archives: Butifarra

Gelida

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Mad Dog

November 28th, 2015 On Saturday we arranged to meet four friends for lunch at Gelida, an old school bodega and restaurant a few streets above Mercat de Sant Antoni. We sat outside and drank the house vermut (vermouth) while waiting … Continue reading →

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Fira per la Terra

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Mad Dog

April 22nd, 2012 Having eaten a brilliant lunch at Joanet and laughed ourselves silly, we went to Earth Day in Barcelona’s Ciutadella Park . Fira per la Tera (in Catalan) is an international event which aims to increase appreciation of and awareness for the … Continue reading →

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La Mar Salada (revisited)

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Mad Dog

November 28th, 2011 To celebrate the success of the Homage to Cataluña shoot, a group of us went out to lunch at La Mar Salada. I visited this amazing restaurant about a month ago, but the menu changes frequently and … Continue reading →

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Homage to Cataluña

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Mad Dog

November 26th, 2011 Eat Meat and Olimax invite you to participate in an all day mass portrait event, Homage to Catalonia, on 26th November, for a forthcoming exhibition and book. You, the subject, are asked to bring a relevant item, to be included in … Continue reading →

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Roast Beef and Kedgeree

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Mad Dog

November 25, 2011 For the Homage to Cataluña shoot, we’d decided to make British tapas, as an amuse bouche, for all the people taking part. Before lunch, at the Kiosk Universal, we’d gone to a carnisseria (see above) in the … Continue reading →

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Restaurante Victoria

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Mad Dog

October 15th, 2011 After our vermut aperitifs, we went for a lunchtime menu at Ristaurante Victoria, on the Raval side of the Ramblas. We sat outside and ordered three courses and a bottle of white wine – all for less … Continue reading →

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