BBC Olive magazine Sept 2013
The September 2013 issue of the British BBC Olive magazine features a small section from me on eating out in Barcelona.
La Vespa burger
The Vespa will always be synonymous to me with an early teenage crush on a neighbour who used to almost live in his garage tinkering with his beloved bike and … Continue reading
Mama’s Cafe
I tend not to make a habit of writing about places I haven’t enjoyed. I don’t get much pleasure out of editing photos and putting words to copy if it … Continue reading
Kibuka
They were queuing out of the door at Kibuka on the rain sodden night we scurried there huddled under our umbrellas. Yet, by some stroke of luck and being an … Continue reading
Lukumas
Last summer someone special arrived in Barcelona en route from his Greek family heartland. From his stuffed suitcase I was showered with a number of native gifts, one of which … Continue reading
Disbarat
I have wanted to eat at Disbarat from the first moment I clapped eyes on this photograph in Barcelona’s Time Out restaurant guide. Although I advocate eating meat infrequently and … Continue reading
La Cervesera Artesana
For those of us Brits who love our new Catalan home or visiting city yet at the same time hanker after the familiarity and flavours of home, we should look … Continue reading
La Piadina – ‘La Porchetta’
My diet seems to have recently consisted of a disporportionate amount of sandwiches, grilled chicken kebabs, pizza and other fast food options necessary to sustain oneself when packing boxes and … Continue reading
Gracia Urban Calçotada
Okay, okay, okay, so what was I thinking? My restaurant calçot experience was “near as dammit perfect”……that was before I’d had the outdoor, group experience. On Sunday 14th March Gracia’s … Continue reading
Moonraker Morsels 