S and F were in Barcelona for 3 days before heading back to HI. So, they had an eating "line-up" that rivaled any I've ever experienced. Friday: Alkimia into Dos Palillos. Saturday: El Quim into CalPep into Osmosis. Of course, I joined them on Saturday for all of the eating and festivities. The picture at …
Month: June 2012
Week 3 done at Osmosis, 1 more to go
So, this is my third stage and next week will be my 4th and final week at Osmosis. I was thinking about all that I've learned over the last 3 months (much Spanish not being one of them) and what I would tell people like me who are interested in career changes to the culinary …
Sauc restaurant and what I think about Michelin stars
For 84 Euros per menu degustacion, I expect my socks to be knocked off, not just by one or two plates, but by all 8. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case at Sauc restaurant last night. My favorite dish was the poached egg, topped with cereal and caviar all set in a cappuccino broth. It may …
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More things I’ve learned at Osmosis and windows and doors of BCN
This was breakfast: garlic spinach atop organic eggs atop pan con tomate. Sencillo pero perfecto before my 2 hour walk today through Gracia, a barrio I had not yet thoroughly explored. As I was eating breakfast I was thinking about how many beautiful doors, windows and building facades there are in Barcelona, and I decided …
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Week 2 Osmosis
Chef Frederic changes the menu weekly, all but the foie and the chocolates. So, 5 of the 7 change. The menu above is slightly wrong. I took a picture of it and then realized I needed to help them with some spelling errors; a word that we don't recognize as food in English - "shell" …
A blast in Cadaques with the Lowreys
On Sunday at about 8:15 a.m., I met Shan, Fred and family at the airport, then S and I hopped the 9:46 a.m. train to Figueres. Conner and Fred drove ahead to Cadaqués (feature picture at top), dropped off the other two kids, then came back to the Figueres train station to pick us up, …
End of Week 1 at Osmosis
I'm loving it! Oooohh, I'm so mad McDonald's uses that as a tag line, as I've always used it and now it sounds gross when I say it. Anyway, I AM loving my new stage, the chefs, and the food we produce. I'm also loving my weekends that are now free after early Sat a.m. …
End of Day 1, half of Day 2
So, I love my new stage. I know it's only day 2, but it's totally different and I needed a change to help me change my outlook. I went in today at 12:00 p.m. and left at 4:00 p.m. for the afternoon siesta. I go back at 8:00 p.m. and will probably finish at 1:00 …
First Day at Osmosis (I’m on a break until dinner service)
So far, amazing and good! I like my chef Frederic a lot, except that he has threatened to put "cinco kilos" on me before I leave at the end of the month. Translation: he thinks I'm skinny and wants to put 10 pounds on me by the end of June. No problem. I've already eaten …
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Last Day at Dos Palillos – 5 weeks!
Although the lighting was terrible, these are the main cocineros outside of Dos Palillos after we finished Saturday night/Sunday a.m. From left to right, back row: Mario - all cold apps; Borja - grill and 3rd in command at the restaurant after Albert (owner) and Chef de Cuisine Takeshi; Rachel - pastry; Takeshi - Chef …
Salty Apron 