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…
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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…
Jose Carlos Garcia- Malaga
After reading that Jose Carlos Garcia was a Michelin starred restaurant on the waterfront in Malaga, I knew it was the perfect location for my anniversary dinner, celebrating a year in remission. I’d booked in advance thinking I’d enjoy a cozy, indulgent one as I do. Lucky, me it turns out I’d have a partner-in-crime,…
Hotel Miramar- Malaga
For a truly special occasion, it was beach front or bust. I need something easily accessible from the airport with a few good restaurants nearby. Malaga’s grand Hotel Miramar it would have to be. And just look at the place; it’s spectacular. The lobby has a Moorish lean to it, which is something new to…
KGB- Malaga
Everyone tells you to be sure to eat late in Spain so we went rogue one evening, with no dinner reservation, determined to just turn up somewhere around 21:00 – really not even so late, is it? The only place who seemed to have room for us was KGB and we were very glad they…
Bibo Dani Garci- Puente Romano
Wow. This name alone reminds me I’m working in a different universe! One Michelin star, many laughs, long looks over the Puente Romano courtyard below…Amazing that this place even exists. Tuna tartare, always here for it! Is there anything a spot of rioja and brisket sandwich won’t fix? Answer: hell, no… Was Bibo Dani Garcia,…
Gastrobar Sabores y Sensaciones
A forty-five minute stroll along the coast and boardwalk brings a Malaga-goer to Playa Pedregeljo. A lively fishing village along a rocky coastline hosted plenty of beach front restaurants and not a slice of shade in sight. So after a few hours of ocean swimming, it was time for lunch at Gastrobar Sabores y Sensaciones….
Caleta Playa- Malaga
Oh…the last day of vacation blues are always hard…but with views like these it seemed essential to have a final toes-in-the-sand sort of lunch to bid Malaga farewell. The many beachfront restaurants had various apparatus for grilling fish en plein air…Calete Playa opted for a small rowboat of hot coals. Lunch brought us (as always)…