After a year where Spain played such a big part in my life, it only made sense to plan a new year’s eve party for two around the theme of tapas. Fueled by the Iberico birthday ham purchase, we tried our hand at making croquettes, shrimp with garlic, and the surprise standout of a Spanish…
Tag: Barcelona
Caelis- Barcelona
If you’re turning 41 or are in the neighborhood of central Barcelona, please, please do yourself a date impressing birthday favor and give Caelis a go. With the option of a romantic table or bar looking at the kitchen, we last minute chose the later. Is there much better than a tasting menu at a…
Collonut- Barcelona
After a gin distillery tour an tasting (yikes!) we took a long stroll down the street back towards the city center vowing that we’d do a “tapas crawl” along the way. A plate at a handful of places and call it a dinner. Our first stop happened to be Collonut, seemingly a well-frequented locals spot…
H10 Metropolitan- Barcelona
Last weekend stared my forty-first trip around the sun and with that came a surprise getaway from the gentleman. Little did I know that he’d managed to spell out the destination in an anagram buried in our shared calendar. Turns out I wasn’t so clever and it took me sussing it all out on the…
Hotel Alexandra Barcelona
Hotel Alexandra Barcelona was selected by my work for a few days of meetings. The location was great, central to Gaudi architecture and some serious shopping. My room was on the top floor and was GORGEOUS, though I heard other colleagues say that theirs were less than charming. Would I stay here again? No. The…
Beso at ME Sitges Terramar
ME Sitges Terramar had a lovely restaurant, Besos, situated with beachfront views. There was also a small oyster bar in the lobby and rooftop bar that was quite the hot spot one evening and then completely closed for the season with no warning the next. As I saved it for my last night I was…
ME Sitges Terramar
Between two work trips, I spent a lovely long weekend at the ME Sitges Terramar hotel on the beach southwest of Barcelona. The common areas were really beautiful, a testament to the town and landscape around them. The room was large, but simple, with a nice view of the ocean. Let’s take a tour, shall…