Pickle Deli Square

Feb 5

Feb 5 VLC-ZRH-ARN: Stepping up SWISS Economy meals

Kai

Trip Report

Well fed from Valencia to Zurich to Stockholm, but will SWISS be serving the exact same on every flight?

Feb 4

Feb 4 Tasting fideuà in the home of fideuà

Kai

Food

The paella of noodles and seafood: fideuà at Parsifal, Gandía

Jan 30

Jan 30 Spelunking! In the Costa Brava

K

Travel

At the top of Montgo outside of Denía, sliding down a dusty opening into an otherworldly cave, the Cova Ampla...

Oct 16

Oct 16 Burgers at Slaughterhouse

K

Valencia Eats

A grungy bar/lounge in the Ruzafa neighborhood hides a burger kitchen in plain view...

Mar 30

Mar 30 Modern Marrakech: Gueliz

K

Travel

As with many "exotic" cities around the world, Marrakech has a side that looks like any other city in the world...

Mar 30

Mar 30 What's Showing in Art: Marrakech Bienniale

K

Travel

I felt lucky that I happened to visit Marrakech during its Biennale...

Mar 30

Mar 30 Marrakech Food Tour

K

Food

I came across Marrakech Food Tours online, and thought that in my limited time in Marrakech, it might be more eye-opening to do a food tour than a cooking class, to be exposed to new dishes I'd not heard about, and wouldn't think to try...

Mar 29

Mar 29 Marrakech Impressions

K

Travel

Marrakech lived up to the magical image I had in my mind...

Mar 24

Mar 24 McDonald's Burger by a 2 Michelin Star Chef

K

Food

Trying the "Grand McExtreme de McDonald's Ramón Freixa"...

Mar 23

Mar 23 Semana Santa in Sevilla

K

Travel

I've heard people say that Semana Santa in Sevilla is a must-see in Spain, similar to las Fallas in Valencia...

Mar 22

Mar 22 Sevilla Eats: Andaluz piñonate - the long lost twin of Chinese 薩其馬 saqima!

K

Food

How surprised I was to find 薩其馬 in Sevilla!

Mar 21

Mar 21 Sevilla Eats: Reyes Antonio Romero

K

Food

Last meal in Sevilla! I had to go for two of my favorite discoveries in Sevilla...

Mar 21

Mar 21 Andalucia Fashion

K

Travel

The people of Sevilla and Andalucia are well known through Spain for their fashion...

Mar 21

Mar 21 Sevilla Eats: Pastries of Semana Santa

K

Food

One of the fun things about going to Sevilla during the time of Semana Santa is being able to try all of the typical sweets of Semana Santa...

Mar 20

Mar 20 Sevilla Eats: El Rinconcillo

K

Food

Near the Sevilla Setas is El Rinconcillo, an old school tapas bar. I just loved the interior!

Mar 20

Mar 20 Buying Sweets from a Convent in Sevilla

K

Food

Before coming to Sevilla, I had read about buying sweets from convents. The nuns in the convents make sweets to sell as a way to generate income...

Mar 20

Mar 20 Sevilla Eats: Las Golondrinas

K

Food

Across the river in the Triana neighborhood, I had one of my best meals of my Sevilla trip, at a tapas bar called Las Golondrinas...

Mar 19

Mar 19 Sevilla Eats: Taberna Coloniales

K

Food

Huge portions of Sevilla specialties...

Mar 19

Mar 19 Sevilla Eats: Casa Moreno

K

Food

On my list of places to eat was Casa Moreno. I walked round and round the block searching for this one! I had been expecting a bar or restaurant like all the others, but Casa Moreno is actually an "ultramarinos," or grocery store...

Mar 19

Mar 19 Sevilla Eats: Bodega Santa Cruz

K

Food

After a couple hours of touring in the morning, I headed over to this tapas bar, Bodega Santa Cruz, aka Las Columnas. Here I had my first typical Sevilla tapa, a serranito...