Lisa Abend

Madrid

Photograph Courtesy Barbara Abend

In addition to writing regularly for Time and The Christian Science Monitor, Spanish-based journalist Lisa Abend spends an unreasonable amount of time on a self-imposed quest for the best menu del día in Madrid. She never tires of uncovering hidden culinary delights or listening to Spanish taxi drivers gurgle on about the joys of a good Serrano ham.

Lisa Abend on gourmet.com

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