Have you been to Madrid? My first encounter with the city was a short 24 hour layover on route to Mallorca. Those few hours set off a strong desire to return for more. With so much to see and so many wonderful things to eat, three – four days is best for exploring this great […]

And why should you go to one?  Chefs across the globe yearn for a Michelin Star on their door. Guests travel thousands of miles just to sit at one of these lauded tables (and sometimes spend a load of cash too!). What’s the big deal about a Michelin-starred restaurant? Here are the basics: According to […]

In Spain, both words describe the tasty morsels before dinner.  As a late-night affair, dinner needs to be preceded with a snack to hold off the hunger.  Known as tapas throughout most of Spain these little snacks can certainly make a meal on their own.  Only in the Basque region of Spain are the small […]

A vacation driving from Bilbao to San Sebastián is a little about the scenery and a lot about the eating.  I have never been to an area where food is the epicenter of culture, quite how it is in the Spanish Basque region. It’s a food-lovers paradise.  Foodie magazines hail San Sebastián and its neighboring […]