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Bodega E. Marin

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

While I was walking round Gràcia looking for markets and restaurants, I came across Bodega E. Marin, a fantastic old bodega. In Spain these are wine shops/cellars, which may also sell groceries, but the focus is on wine. Through the … Continue reading →

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La Ribera (venda a l’engròs)

Posted on April 21, 2016 by

We headed over to El Born for lunch at Llamber today. We had to wait 10 minutes for a table, so we did a little shopping to pass the time. Both Llamber and La Ribera (top picture) are in the … Continue reading →

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Vi Novell 2015

Posted on December 11, 2015 by

November 26th, 2015 Since November 1994, Vila Viniteca has organised an annual festival of young wine in Barrio del Born, Barcelona. This year they present the new 2014 vintage from more than 30 prestigious Spanish vineyards, accompanied by tapas and … Continue reading →

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Baked Sea Bream

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

January 11th 2012 The gilt-headed bream is very popular in Mediterranean cuisine. It has a slightly sweet flavour and can be roasted, fried, grilled, etc. – it’s quite versatile. I believe it’s commonly farmed and therefore is not endangered. Naturally, … Continue reading →

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Return to Fitzrovia

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

June 4th, 2011 I met Catie at Blacks in Soho, for a wine tasting, organised by Aubert & Mascoli. It turned out to be a very pleasant afternoon – the Genièvrières, a Bourgogne Macon-Cruzillé was particularly good. On Wednesday, somewhere … Continue reading →

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Coq au Vin

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

September 30th 2010 Coq au Vin is a traditional, French dish, which supposedly goes back 2000 years or more. The French translates as, cockerel with wine, and generally one would cook this with an old bird, since the long, slow, … Continue reading →

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Roast Chicken

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

August 11th, 2010 I was cycling past McKanna’s this morning and 20 chicken in the window called me in – it must have been all that corn they’d been eating, or the fact that leftover chicken is great with allioli! … Continue reading →

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