Arrels de Vi
Wine lovers should check out the annual Arrels de Vi in June, a festival that celebrates the wines of D.O. Empordà with 100 references from 20 different wineries.
Read MoreWine lovers should check out the annual Arrels de Vi in June, a festival that celebrates the wines of D.O. Empordà with 100 references from 20 different wineries.
Read MoreWhen I arrived in Barcelona, I was pleased to find small producers of Catalan honey in many of the street markets here, and was especially impressed by the selection offered at the top of Montserrat when I went to visit the famous cathedral there. So, needless to say I was pleased to see a honey festival pop up on the radar last year in Barcelona, the first of its kind in the city.
Read MoreI've had the good fortune to be able to a fair number of cooking classes through work, and I've booked various experiences on my own as well. Here are few that have really shined for me, one which bring together passion for food and people, as well as serious talent in the kitchen.
Read MoreThere is no way not to love the burgeoning coffee scene in Barcelona. I naively commented a few years ago that I didn’t know if craft coffee could ever take off in Spain–given many years of very sluggish post-crash growth and a heavy resistance to change. A few months later, Nomad showed up, and the rest is history. Now, the choices are almost overwhelming, although they shouldn’t be. In case you find yourself in Barcelona without a clue, here are my favorite places to get my daily cuppa.
Read MoreValls is your typical Catalan town, a tiny poblet of 25,000 people, in the province of Tarragona. A small plaza sits in the shadow of the medieval church staked at its center. Its steeple rises high above the modest two story buildings that make up the town. The day we visited the flags were flying high, a bright dash of color against the cloud-mottled sky. The yellow and red bars of the Catalan flag sat solidly next to the city flag signifying the way the regional pride is part of the local identity there.
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