I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about what amazing times we had between Thanksgiving and New Zealand. But, because I’m so woefully behind in blogging (read: we’ve had way too much fun), I am going to start with New Zealand and then intersperse posts from late November (Morocco) through the first week of …
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5 days in Andalucia, Part II: Day 2 Córdoba.
I am circling back around to finish 5 days in Andalucia and then I'm going to try to catch up with my other travels since then with 1 post per day this week. Day 2 Córdoba was all about the Mezquita and the Alcazar, followed by a very good lunch! So, I wake up after …
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Day 1 in Galicia: A Coruña
I just arrived back in Barcelona this afternoon after 5 nights on the road in Galicia. I didn't have internet connection much of the time, so I'll be posting 4 different blog entries, one for each city I visited, over the next several days. Here's post 1 (with a picture of the harbor in A …
Another few days at El Quim de la Boqueria
Ahhh, back where I started this journey - en el Mercado de la Boqueria con my jefe, Quim. It has been fun to be back in the kitchen at El Quim's with the guys, and super busy! Summer is their busy time, of course, as it's tourist season. Many people in Barcelona take off for …
My last 2 nights at Osmosis and eating at Tickets
My last day at Osmosis was Friday, June 29. Frederic cooked a beautiful family meal with some of the best beef I've tasted in Spain - perfectly marbled, seared on the outside, rare on the inside. I'm such a meat eater! My last week was a blast and my last night was the busiest of …
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A fun weekend and now eating uber healthy
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 …
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 …
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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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. …
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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Salty Apron 