Find here all our blog posts about food and wine in Barcelona, Catalonia and Spain. Our posts about restaurants will help you selecting the best places to eat depending on the specialties you want to try, or the features you want (such as city views, or a garden…), and of course by their location. Our blog posts about food will teach you about the traditional local cooking, initiate you in the world of tapas, take you on a virtual wine tasting… We also have posts on the best local food markets and gourmet stores, and of course… some easy recipes so you can try making your own Spanish and Catalan food at home!
FAVORITE BARCELONA FOOD STORES FOR FOODIES Food is a passion that we never forget when we are on holidays. And because we know that you don’t either, today we want to share with you our favorite food shops to get your gourmet shopping done. We shared some time ago what were our favorite Barcelona gourmet products, now …
YUMMY SALSA DE CALCOTS TO MAKE AT HOME Wintertime is time for calçotadas and calcots sauce. Locals wait patiently the rest of the year until they are back to the markets and restaurants. Eating them is fun, and I always try to find a place where my clients can try them during our fullday tours of …
CALCOT SAUCE RECIPE IN 5 STEPS (WELL… ACTUALLY 3!) Read More »
DISCOVER THE BEST BARCELONA PAELLA RESTAURANTS Paella is THE dish all visitors want to try when in Spain. However, it’s not so easy to find a good one. Too many places serve a frozen pseudo-paella heated in the microwave. That’s not paella, that’s blasphemy! To eat paella like locals would, plan it for lunch to …
BEST BARCELONA TAPAS BARS AND RESTAURANTS Eating tapas is one of my favorite ways to enjoy the local cooking, as well as getting in touch with the Barcelona way of life. But what are tapas? Tapas are small plates that you share with your friends and family around a table. It can be just an …
This week we are having another guest blog post in BCN-5, that I think will be superhelpful. The guys at YourconciergeBarcelona share their secret tips of places where to dine on Sunday. Mission impossible? Not at all! Trust them, they’re professionals! ARE THERE ANY RESTAURANTS IN BARCELONA OPEN ON SUNDAY? Sunday evening, what a horrible …
DO YOU KNOW WHAT BARCELONA RESTAURANTS OPEN SUNDAY? Read More »
OUR PANELLETS RECIPE IN 5 EASY STEPS All Saint’s in Catalonia is a festivity that is far from the scary anglo-saxon Halloween (even if unfortunately globalization is spreading Halloween parties over hear as well… people wants to do what they see in the movies!) All Saints is a time to be with the family, if …
WHAT TO BUY IN BARCELONA AS SOUVENIRS IF YOU ARE A FOOD LOVER? Spanish food items make great gifts for foodies. If you don’t want to get anyone the kind of souvenirs that are going to end up gathering dust on a shelf at your friends’ house, we’ve prepared for you a list of Spanish …
