If I wasn’t Australian, I’d want to be Spanish.
Not only is Spain home to the best food and wine in the world, it’s also got the lifestyle to match! Who wouldn’t want to live somewhere where taking an afternoon nap isn’t just an option, it’s encouraged?
I lived in Spain from 2014 to 2020, and ate more tapas than I thought possible. In these posts, I’ve put together all my tips and tricks for making the most of your time (and your stomach space) in Spain!
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
It seems crazy that anyone could be addicted to onions. Don’t get me wrong, I love onions. The smell of frying alliums is one of my favourite kitchen scents! But no one loves onions as much as the Catalans. Go to Catalonia in late winter …
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 …