Tag Archives: Spain

Europe 2013 – Culinary Pilgrimages: Part 2 – Madrid Fusión

Posted on February 6, 2013 by docsconz in Bistronomic, Culinary Personalities, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, Hotels, Madrid Fusión, Restaurants, Slow Food, Spain, Top Restaurant Meals, Top Tastes, Traditional Ethnic, Travel, Video

Though not quite 100% on Tuesday, we managed to get up and make our way out to the IFEMA site for the second day of Madrid Fusión. I was sadly disappointed to have missed both David Muñoz and Pascal Barbot [...]

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Europe 2013 – Culinary Pilgrimages: Part 1 – Madrid

Posted on February 4, 2013 by docsconz in Bistronomic, Culinary Personalities, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, Madrid Fusión, Slow Food, Spain, Top Restaurant Meals, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

It was an ambitious trip. Starting in Madrid, we would attend and cover the seminal Chef’s Congress, Madrid Fusión, all while partaking in some of Madrid and Spain’s finest contemporary and traditional restaurants like DiverXo and Casa Botín amongst others. [...]

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My Most Surprisingly Good Meal of 2011

Posted on January 3, 2012 by docsconz in Food and Drink, Regional, Spain, Traditional Ethnic, Travel

I don’t go someplace to eat because I expect it to be bad, but expectations for some meals are higher than others. In the United States I have become accustomed to viewing roadside rest stop food to be nothing more [...]

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Spain 2011 – A Compendium of Posts

Posted on October 21, 2011 by docsconz in Bistronomic, Cocktails & Libations, Family, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, Pastry, Regional, Restaurants, Slow Food, Spain, Top Restaurant Meals, Traditional Ethnic, Travel, Wine

With the recent posting of my experience at Cinc Sentits, I have finally completed my postings from the incredible trip to Catalunya, Valencia and The Basque Country areas of Spain that I took with my family last spring to celebrate [...]

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Submission at Mugaritz Part 2 – Desserts and Conclusion

Posted on September 15, 2011 by docsconz in Culinary Personalities, Family, Fine Dining, Food and Drink, Pastry, Restaurants, Slow Food, Spain, Top Restaurant Meals, Top Tastes, Wine

For Part 1, please see this.
This was simply delicious in every respect. Even the rebellious, had they made it this far into the meal, would have found a reward here. This showed even more Asian influence and would not have [...]

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Sunday Photos – Bicycle, Guggenheim

Posted on June 5, 2011 by docsconz in Art, Restaurants, Spain, Travel

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Barcelona – An Anniversary Celebration – Day One

Posted on May 2, 2011 by docsconz in At the Market, Family, Food and Drink, Restaurants, Spain, Travel

Twenty five years – it sounds like a long time, but it really isn’t. Nevertheless, it is a milestone that both my wife and I are proud of. To celebrate, we chose to take a family trip to Barcelona, our [...]

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Blog Find – Lisa Abend

Posted on November 8, 2010 by docsconz in Books, Culinary Blogs, Culinary Personalities, Spain

Ever wonder what it must be like to work at elBulli as a stagiare (culinary apprentice)? One of the most coveted positions in the entire cooking world has been examined up close by my friend, Lisa Abend. Many of you [...]

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A Return to Madrid

Posted on December 23, 2008 by docsconz in Spain

Looking ahead towards Madrid Fusión 2009, I thought back to my last visit to Madrid for Madrid Fusión 2008, which in turn brought back memories from my first visit to that wonderful city.
The first time I was in Madrid, [...]

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