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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
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
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
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
Holiday Shopping
The Madrid Christmas market is really about plastic. And especially, plastic molded into the tiny figurines that populate nativity scenes here.
12.20.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- spain,
- madrid,
- shopping,
- christmas
travel + culture
Madrid’s New Old Market
During the 20th century, Madrid’s San Miguel market was the centerpiece of the Plaza Mayor neighborhood. Today, there’s nothing but rubble and dust inside.
03.27.08
- Keywords
- travel,
- madrid,
- spain,
- shopping,
- lisa abend
food + cooking
Molecular “Caviar,” in a Jar
A new Spanish company aims to please the experimental home cook.
01.05.09
- Keywords
- ferran adria,
- lisa abend,
- ingredients,
- chefs,
- molecular gastronomy
travel + culture
Spanish Scallop Scandal
It’s not every day that a Michelin-starred chef is sent to the clink for trafficking. In bad scallops.
09.11.08
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- toni vicente,
- madrid,
- seafood,
- restaurants
travel + culture
Eneko Atxa’s Ocean on a Plate
One chef’s molecular gastronomy is as tasty as a day at the beach.
04.23.09
- Keywords
- molecular gastronomy,
- madrid,
- spain,
- restaurants,
- lisa abend