Maskarada: Discovering the Joys of Non-Iberian Spanish Ham
Jamón Ibérico es lo mejor, Jamón Ibérico es lo mejor, Jamón Ibérico es lo mejor... they basically drill this phrase into your brain when you first move to Spain. Forget about about the yummy Serrano ham you tried back home, here in Spain if it isn't Iberian it simply isn't worthy-- or at … [Read More...]
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YokaLoka: My Favorite Sushi in Madrid
Mercado Antón Martín was one of the first markets I fell in love with when I moved to Madrid. It is a real market– one where the butchers run up and down the stairs with half of a pig on their backs, and where the line at the Casquería booth (the organ meat butcher) stretches [...]
Eating Chinchón
Only a short drive from busy Madrid there is a small, quiet town where you truly feel that time has stood still. As you wind through the narrow streets into the oval shaped Plaza Mayor, you can’t help but fall in love with Chinchón. But not only is Chinchón the perfect place for a day [...]
La Otra Casa: A Best Bet in Lavapiés
Nestled on the quiet intersection of Calle de Olivar and Calle de Cabeza in the multicultural Lavapiés neighbourhood, La Otra Casa is reminescent of eating out in Seville. Seville style tapas bars like La Azotea and La Brunilda (two of Seville’s finest) are hard to come by here in Madrid. What they offer are the [...]
10 Things to do in Northern Navarra
We pulled into the train station in Pamplona, the capital of Navarra, Spain (or Navarre in English– but that just sounds weird!) famous for its yearly running of the bulls. But we weren’t there to see the city, we’ll have to save its many charms for another time. We were in Northern Navarra for Rural [...]
Boston Foodie Tours: Discovering Boston Bite by Bite
Ever since starting Madrid Food Tour I have become a huge fan of organized tours– but only when they’re with the right company. I used to think that I personally didn’t need a tour guide– I prefered to travel without much structure, simply discovering things along the way. But after realizing how much research and [...]
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