I’ve been back from my first trip to Japan for a week now, but I’m still unpacking the massive amount of stuff that Tokyo packed into my head in just for days. Meanwhile, here some ramen…. The first one comes from a ramen shop just by the Buddhist temple at Asakusa, Tokyo. It was plain, [...]
Chorizo; salchichon; jamon; Russian salad; marinated olives; Estrella beer. I had lunch in a little cerveceria just a couple of blocks from the sea. My fellow diners were all clearly locals and as today was the National Day of Catalonia (more of which later) there were few workers or passes-by on this small street. I [...]
Octopus Galician style; marinated anchovies; olives; chorizo; Estrella beer.
…turns out to be fresh plaice, straight from the bay that morning, grilled with a little good olive oil and salt right at the little café on the beach Hive Beach Café is simple (it’s a wooden shack with semi-permanent all-weather seating on the veranda). You grab a table and order at the bar, choosing [...]
…because at the end of the meal, someone I took to be part of the front of house management came over and said: ”Would you like to visit the kitchen?” I’ve seen a few kitchens, but this is the first time anyone has invited me into a Michelin-starred kitchen right in the middle of service. I [...]