travel + culture
Key Notes: Hospedería Del Vino, Rioja, Spain
The Hospederia del Vino, located just a few miles up the road from Gehrys behemoth, is the place to go if youre more serious about wine than architecture.
10.01.07
- Keywords
- hotels,
- spain,
- lisa abend,
- wine
chefs + restaurants
As Spanish as Apple Pie
In the past, whenever
Spaniards mocked American food as being all hamburgers and hotdogs, I took them to Cornucopia, a rambling old apartment-turned-restaurant.
09.27.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- lisa abend,
- spain,
- madrid
travel + culture
Celebrate Summer—But Hurry
In Spain, the idea of eating seasonally is taken quite literally—ice cream stores shut down from November to April, and you cant find a cocido in July to save your life. They even drink seasonally....
09.05.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- spain,
- beverage,
- seasonal,
- summer
travel + culture
A Little Something to Eat in Barcelona
It’s no secret that Tapac 24 is great. Carles Abellan opened this place a year ago, and ever since, the line’s been out the door.
08.22.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- restaurants,
- barcelona,
- spain,
- travel
travel + culture
Chill in Seville with an Afternoon Siesta
If you've ever spent time in Andalusia during the summer,
you know about the flama, a heat so scorching it threatens to turn anyone to dust.
07.27.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- europe,
- spain,
- hotels,
- travel
travel + culture
Barcelona Dreaming, Part III
At 11 a.m. on June 30, Pazzta 920 was ready to go. It had been touch-and-go for a while, but the quartet had promised to open by end of June, and today was it.
07.18.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- barcelona,
- spain,
- organics market
travel + culture
Barcelona Dreaming, Part II
By mid-June, our four young culinary entrepreneurs were finally able to begin the work that would transform Fruites I Verdures Vicenta into Pazzta 920.
07.16.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- barcelona,
- spain,
- organics market
chefs + restaurants
P is for Pricey ... and Maybe Pretentious
Sula House is an updated version of what Madrileños call a tasca ilustrada (bistro with pretentions).
07.13.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- restaurant notes,
- madrid,
- spain
travel + culture
Seven Reasons To Keep in Mind if Youre Not Ernest Hemingway
The Running of the Bulls starts tomorrow, and just as it has for decades, will draw millions of people to Pamplona to prove their stupidity, er, test their bravery.
07.06.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- spain,
- san fermin,
- pamplona
chefs + restaurants
First Taste: Diverxo, As In Diverse
DiverXo sits on a drab street in a drab part of town I can honestly say I had never been to before.
06.15.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- madrid,
- first taste