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So, Ham Isn’t a Vegetable? Your Vegetarian Guide to Seville 2020

So, Ham Isn’t a Vegetable? Your Vegetarian Guide to Seville 2020

I get it: being vegetarian can be hard in Spain. I mean, this is a country that thinks pork is a vegetable. Most salads include ham, a sandwich vegetariano is mostly tuna (don’t ask), and the cookies are full of pork fat. But that doesn’t 

The 7 Best Sherry Bodegas in Jerez de la Frontera

The 7 Best Sherry Bodegas in Jerez de la Frontera

Sherry might be Spain’s worst-kept secret. It’s not one of those secret wine gems that only the trendiest sommeliers know about (looking at you, Georgian wine). But I’ll admit, when most people think of sherry, they think of their granny. Tiny glasses of sickly sweet, 

Where to Eat in Jerez, Spain: Your Ultimate Foodie Guide 2020

Where to Eat in Jerez, Spain: Your Ultimate Foodie Guide 2020

Heading to Jerez de la Frontera? Congratulations, you’ve already made a good decision. This is one of the most quintessentially Spanish towns in Spain, full of flamenco, sunshine, bullfighting, and siesta. It’s also home to some of the best food in the country! Southern Spain 

The 9 Best Natural Wine Bars in Barcelona, 2020

The 9 Best Natural Wine Bars in Barcelona, 2020

Barcelona is Spain’s natural wine capital. It’s not surprising, since Catalonia produces most of the country’s innovative natural wine. It’s even less surprising since Barcelona always seems to be on the cutting edge of new trends in everything edible and drinkable! And natural wine is 

Best Tapas Bars and Restaurants in Triana: Your Guide to Seville’s Most Local Barrio in 2020

Best Tapas Bars and Restaurants in Triana: Your Guide to Seville’s Most Local Barrio in 2020

Here’s a question I get asked a lot on my tapas tours in Seville: “where do the locals go to eat?”. The answer? They go to Triana. Across the river from most of Seville, this is the most unique barrio in town. In fact, just 

Where to Eat in Cadiz, Spain: Your Ultimate Foodie Guide for 2020

Where to Eat in Cadiz, Spain: Your Ultimate Foodie Guide for 2020

Quick note: I try to keep my foodie guides as up to date as possible, but the situation in Spain is changing pretty quickly at the moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, for now, double-check that my suggestions for where to eat in Cadiz 

Where to Eat in Granada 2020: Your Ultimate Foodie Guide

Where to Eat in Granada 2020: Your Ultimate Foodie Guide

Quick note: I try to keep my foodie guides as up to date as possible, but the situation in Spain is changing pretty quickly at the moment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, for now, double-check that my suggestions for where to eat in Granada 

The Best Michelin Restaurants in Seville in 2020

The Best Michelin Restaurants in Seville in 2020

If you tune out the noise from Seville’s bustling tapas bars, you can hear something magical in the distance. Listen close, and you’ll pick up the purr of white tablecloths being ironed. You’ll spend most of your time in Spain in an old-school tapas bar, 

Convent Sweets in Seville: Where to buy the best Nun Cookies in town!

Convent Sweets in Seville: Where to buy the best Nun Cookies in town!

Sometimes, the O.G. ways are best. That was my thought as I saw a van full of nuns drive past me one hot afternoon in Seville. Nuns are a frequent sight in southern Spain, a place more Catholic than the Pope’s hat. But driving a 

Where to Eat in Osuna: Your Ultimate Foodie Guide

Where to Eat in Osuna: Your Ultimate Foodie Guide

Two months ago, I met a German couple travelling in Seville. We got chatting, and they told me that they were about to go to Osuna. I was surprised—firstly that they had heard of this small town in the middle of nowhere, and secondly, that