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Tapas Thursdays: Ensaladilla Rusa
My first meal in Spain was less than memorable: Aurora muttered something as she schlepped a large bowl of something in front of us. “Cat, quick! tell her I’m allergic to seafood! I think that’s tuna...
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Tapa Thursdays: Eating (and drinking) La Rioja
When it came to the last region of Spain left to visit, I didn’t have to do much planning: I was in La Rioja, Spain’s wine country, and I was going to drink as much vinate as possible. But, as any...
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Tapa Thursdays: Champiñones
If I were to list the three foods I most despised, it would be easy: canned tuna, eggs and mushrooms. Yes, I picked three of the most commonly used ingredients in Spanish cuisine, and the only big...
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Tapa Thursdays: Hamburguesas
“You not liking a hamburger would tell me you’re more Spanish than American,” Samu says as he served us a hamburger, his style, at Taberna la Tata. The mini ox burger has carmelized onions and beets,...
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Tapa Thursdays: Gurumelos
I will buy you a beer if you knew what a gurumelo is before this post. I mean it. Santiago confessed to never having been to Plaza del Salvador, so I knew just where to take him on a perfect, late...
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Tapa Thursdays: Bar Zapico
Let me just say this: I do not live in Seville’s city center, under the shadow of the Giralda. I live in a working class neighborhood where I’m just known on the plazuela as “esa chica guiri,” where...
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Tapa Thursdays: Pescaíto
One thing that stuck out about my host mother and her eating habits was that she’d fry a fish and just suck the meat right off the bones, leaving the head. Emily and I claimed we were allergic to fish...
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Tapa Thursdays: Caracoles
Spain is a country in which some foods are seasonal: pumpkins are ripest around Autumn, chestnuts are peddled on the street at Christmastime and strawberries show up on the market in February or March....
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Betting on Lunch at the Lonja de Pescado of Calpe
YA vienennnnnn! At the sound of the bell, plastic crates of fish and shellfish descended on a thin conveyor belt. Date prrrriiiiiisaaaaa! Hurry! I screeched to the Novio, having already informed Mikel...
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Tapa Thursdays: Gazpacho
I have never been one to stand up to the hot summer sun in Seville. I made the poor decision one year to cycle home from my friend Stacy’s house at 3pm. In August. Trying to beat the Sevici’s 30-minute...
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Tapa Thursdays: A Gastronomic Experience at Restaurant Puerto Blanco in Calpe
The Novio does’t understand my “world.” He doesn’t understand why I’m a smartphone addict, why I take pictures of details, and why I spent my hard-earned cash (hard-earned on a slot machine in Vegas,...
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Eating Coruña: The City’s Best Restaurants
Galician food makes my heart flutter – the piping hot pimientos del padrón, raxo smothered in roquefort sauce, fresh-caught shellfish displayed in every window of every bar on every street. There are...
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Tapa Thursdays: My Most Memorable Spanish Meal
I squinted, trying to make out the words on the menu as the sunlight reflected off the bay near Mogán, a small port on the southern end of Gran Canaria island. Enrique gave me a quick tsk and a shake...
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Tapa Thursdays: Castañas
cred where cred’s due I never knew that ‘chestnuts roasting on an open fire’ was actually a thing until moving to Seville. When the weather turns crisp (which finally happened last week), peddlers...
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The five best Spanish foods I never knew existed
I’m pleased to give some space to my friend and fellow Midwesterner, Katie Stearns. Our first meeting was serendipitous and mostly based around a shared interest: food. When not working in marketing,...
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Picking Winter Fruit in Southern Spain
In the winter months, citrus fruits, figs, mushrooms and chestnuts are ripe and ready to be picked. Olive oil harvests begin, and crops like pumpkins, avocados and leeks begin to pop up in...
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Tapa Thursday: A Field Guide to Spanish Christmas Treats
Two weeks ago, I couldn’t find the aisle that is home to eggs and milk in my local supermarket. I walked in circles, desperate to locate what was needed for the Novio to make me croquetas. The aisle...
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A Cooking Day in Málaga: Preparing Spanish Dishes in Andalucía
Spain is a country that’s easy to get lost in. I don’t mean the culture or the romanticism – I mean, GPS systems are absolute crap, and it’s easier to end up on the wrong road than it is to arrive to...
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Tapa Thursdays: Free Munchies in Seville
When I moved to Seville, I imagined I’d nibble on cheese and cured meats as I had a glass of beer, munch on free tapas and never have to go to the grocery store. Andalucía would practically be enticing...
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Tapa Thursdays: Eating at a Guachinche on Tenerife
Julie’s plan had only three itinerary stops on my only full-day on Tenerife: Rental car. Teide. Guachinche Eager not to ruin my own surprise, I refused to give into sneaking a peek at what this...
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