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Where to Go for the Best Barcelona Cooking Class

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Learn how to make tapas in a Barcelona cooking classOne of the most celebrated qualities of Barcelona’s unique and exotic culture is its incredible cuisine!  This city is known for creating some of the finest foods you’ve ever tasted; no matter where you go out to eat, you’re sure to enjoy a meal you’ll likely never forget.  Since this food is so amazing, why not take this amazing dining experience home with you?  There are countless different places you can go around the city to take a Barcelona cooking class while you’re visiting!  You can learn how to prepare some of the most classic Catalan dishes so you can make them at home once you return!  Learn all about four of the best places to take a Barcelona cooking class to help you start planning your vacation today.

4 of the Best Places to Take a Barcelona Cooking Class

  1. Cook and Taste Barcelona Cooking Classes

This organization will help familiarize you with some of Barcelona’s essential dishes, cooking styles, and seasonal ingredients.  Cook and Taste Barcelona has some skilled chefs on their staff to walk you through the tips and tricks of Catalan cooking.  This is bound to be an experience that’s both engaging and educational.  

  1. BCNKitchen Barcelona Cooking Class

Put on an apron and get ready for a class that’s both fun and insightful!  BCNKitchen Barcelona offers a wide range of classes to provide visitors with the opportunity to create numerous, traditional Catalan dishes and beverages.  You’ll be able to prepare tapas, arroces, pasta fresca, and much more.  At the end of the class, you’ll get the chance to sit down and savor the exquisite meal you’ve created!  

  1. Barcelona Cooking

Prepare your taste buds for a day with Barcelona Cooking!  They offer a variety of hands-on classes and activities to familiarize you with Catalan foods and cooking styles.  One of the activities includes a tour of La Boqueria, the local food market, during which the instructors teach the participants about the produce grown nearby, as well as other ingredients needed for Catalan cooking.  They’ll even show you how to pair exquisite Catalan wines with your meals!

  1. Travel Bound Barcelona

With some of the most enjoyable tapas cooking classes in town, you don’t want to skip taking lessons from Travel Bound Barcelona!  They’ll also show you how to make authentic paella while you sip on some sweet sangria.  These friendly chefs will walk you through every step of the process so you end up with some fantastic food at the end of the class.

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Enjoy a Beer at the Best Bars to Watch Football in Barcelona

Find the Best Bars to Watch Football in Barcelona!

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Football is one of the staples of Barcelona culture!  If you didn’t manage to obtain Barcelona match tickets, then you’re gathered in one of the local sports bars to cheer on the Barcelona soccer team with the rest of the city’s most avid fans.  There are numerous bars scattered throughout the area that are fantastic for watching the big game while enjoying some delicious snacks and refreshing drinks.  Discover some of the best bars to watch football in Barcelona to experience the thrill and excitement of this gripping sport to the fullest!  

5 of the Best Bars to Watch Football in Barcelona

  1. La Taverna de Barcelona

This favorite hotspot specializes in serving hearty, homemade food in a rustic and historic environment.  Located in Eixample Dret, La Taverna de Barcelona provides both international and Mediterranean dishes for all their hungry guests, as well as big screens for watching the game.  They are open every day of the week and keep serving drinks past midnight!   

  1. McCarthy’s Irish Bar

Make visiting this bar a priority during your vacation!  McCarthy’s Bar in Barcelona, Spain, is one of the most beloved bars in the city.  Considered the number one Irish bar in Barcelona, McCarthy’s is well-known for the wide selection of reasonably priced beers and cocktails.  They also host showings of all the major sporting events currently happening for the entertainment of their guests.  With their comfortable environment and delectable dishes, you’ll feel right at home in this haven in the heart of Barcelona!  

  1. Belushi’s in Barcelona

The only thing that makes watching football in Barcelona better is to pair it with burgers and drinks!  Belushi’s in Barcelona is famous for their mouthwatering burgers, international beers and spirits, and, of course, multiple massive TV screens.  No matter which team you want to cheer for, you’ll be able to watch it right here!  They also have pool tables and free WiFi so visitors can relax and unwind!  

  1. Flaherty’s Irish Bar in Barcelona

Located right next to the famous Barcelona attraction, Las Ramblas, Flaherty’s Irish Bar features amazing meals and abundant screens to help you celebrate Barcelona’s latest victory!  Their famous starters, such as their Irish nachos and tequila-and-lime wings, are bound to satisfy even the hungriest of appetites.  With their frequent specials and promotions, this engaging bar in Barcelona will keep you coming back again and again!

  1. George Payne in Barcelona

Enjoy watching your favorite team win in the ideal setting!  In addition to hosting parties to watch sporting events, George Payne in Barcelona also throws other fun festivities, like karaoke nights!  Great food and company completes this bar to make it one of the finest places to watch football in the city.

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International Sushi Day in Barcelona

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Does June 18 ring a bell to you? Any historical event or holiday? Not exactly right? Well, today is International Sushi Day, a recently created day and a cultural movement popularized by social networks and Chase’s Calendar of Events, a website on special events, worldwide holidays, civic observations, and more.

yamashita sushi day

The only thing you have to do to celebrate is to EAT SUSHI, delicious Japanese dish made with rice and raw seafood.  Call or text your friends and go try some sushi dishes, including sushi rolls, sashimi or any other sushi-related food items. This celebration lasts the entire day, so I guess by now you are wondering:

Where’s the best sushi in Barcelona? Here some options:

yamashima sushi rest

YASHIMA is one of the best Japaness restaurants in Barcelona, member of Yamashita Group. Great food, excelent service and an elegant decor.

Address: Avinguda de Josep Tarradellas, 145, Barcelona/ Reservations: 934 19 06 97

shibui sushi

SHIBUI is the right place if you are looking good quality at a good price. An extensive menu where you can find a wide variety. Not to miss the uramakis, sashimi and beef tartar.

Address: Comte Urgell, 272, Barcelona / Reservations:  933 219 004

parco rest sushi

PARCO, located in Paseo de Gràcia, this restaurant offers a stylish and cozy ambience with touches of the 60’s. You can’t miss sushi and sashimi.

Address: Passeig de Gràcia 119, Barcelona / Reservations:  93 238 78 22

view spain square

WATATSUMI:  Its prime location in the Dome of Las Arenas Commercial Centre makes this a great choice for dinner. You will enjoy a magnificent view of Montjuïc mountain and Square of Spain…and of course the Japanese food.

They have a 10% discount to celebrate International Sushi Day…so go try it.

Bon profit!

 

Olivas Sféricas

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¿Lo Quieres Saber?

Lolita Taperia (EX-Inopia)

¿EXPECTATIVAS CUMPLIDAS?

Bajamos a pie por la calle Rocafort, después de un duro día de trabajo y muchas ganas de darnos un homenaje.  Así que vamos al Inopia, en la esquina con Tamarit.  Cuál es nuestra sorpresa que al llegar vemos que ahora se llama “Lolita Taperia”.  Gente en la puerta, como antes y cantidad de extranjeros con sus mapas en mano preguntándole al “amable señor de la puerta” si eso era el Inopia, a lo que él respondía “yes, yes, same place, same kitchen”.

Con mi Blackberry trato de encontrar respuesta a este lío y me entero de que los hermanísimos Ferran y Albert (Adrià) están preparando un nuevo y flipante proyecto para este otoño en el Paralelo por lo que Albert ha dejado Inopia.  Pues vaya, se te caen un poco las espectativas pero también te suben las ganas de ser juez y no parte del nuevo proyecto del socio de Albert, Joan Martínez… ¿será el nombre lo que vendía o realmente la calidad de los platos?.  Después de esperar más de la cuenta, entramos.

Tomamos la ensaladilla con picos, las mini hamburguesas, unas berenjenas dulces, un pincho de cerdo de “dos colores”… bueno, bien, las raciones siguen siendo exíguas.  Estábamos sentados en la barra pequeña del fondo y me llamó mucho la atención que la chica que estaba detrás de la barra preparando platos, lo hacía sobre una báscula.  Cortaba una fina loncha de salmón, lo colocaba sobre la báscula, lo pesaba y apuntaba en una libreta.  Le ponía un chorrito de salsa blanca, lo pesaba y apuntaba.  Un ramito de una hierba y a pesar y apuntar… too much ¿no?, como diría alguien que yo me se “¡entre poco y demasiado!”.

Luego, sobre las 00.00 horas, se convierte en bar con coctelería.  De pronto las agresivas luces blancas de bar “noveau” de ambiente blanco, cambian a rojo, sube la música y el efecto es impactante, parece que estés en otro sitio, hay que felicitar al artífice por este efecto tan bien conseguido.

Lo peor, pero mal, mal, el “amable señor de la puerta”, que tengas que esperar en la pura calle y el agresivo efecto del cordón ese que ponen en las puertas de las cutre-discotecas y que desabrocha el gorila de turno para que pases.  No es buena imagen. Quizá por la marca Albert Adrià, se pasaban por alto estas faltas de respeto a los clientes pero ahora, muy bien lo van a tener que hacer para que la burbuja no se les pinche a ellos también, como una Oliva Sférica sobresaturada.

  • Dónde: Tamarit 104 (Eixample – Sant Antoni)
  • Cuándo: de martes a viernes de 19.00 a 23.00 – sábado de 13.00 a 15.30 y de 19.00 a 23.00 (luego sólo bar)
  • Llámales: 934 245 231