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The 6 Weirdest Things I’ve Eaten in Spain
Since moving to Spain, I’ve learned it’s often better if I just don’t ask what that pot of red paste is or why that circular piece of chicken-like meat has purple suckers. Some things, I’ve discovered,...
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Aluche Gives Me Hives
It’s an abnormally warm October day in Madrid and I´m so ready for my day off. Perhaps I´ll spend it in a plaza, sipping a relaxing cup of café con leche, or shopping my way down Calle Fuencarral… Then...
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Top Spanish Christmas Gifts for Foodies
Since moving to Spain my yearly Christmas shopping has been a breeze. I scoff at you, Black Friday. I slowly shake my head at you, epically long Target lines. I feel for you, family members who have no...
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2014 By The Forkful: This Year’s Best Bites
Scrolling through the 9,000 photos I have of this past year I found myself grinning and giggling. The 31,000 feet of altitude and three glasses of cheap wine might have helped (I was flying over the...
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Behind the Scenes at the Oldest Restaurant in the World
Our time-capsule adventure began on Knife Maker Street, staring up at the third floor balcony of a weathered red brick building. The narrow railing’s third iron rung from the right was broken jaggedly...
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Confession: I Miss American Foods
It has been 5 weeks and 3 days since I’ve had my last breakfast taco. And it feels like an eternity. Yes, the freshly-baked artisanal baguette that I toast and slather with Spanish olive oil and...
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The Ultimate Guide to Picnics in Madrid
Madrileños are expert picnickers. This is not a place where you just throw whatever’s in the cabinet into a bag and head to the park. Potato chips with toasted almonds and a side of whole red bell...
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Madrid’s Best Marathon-Prep (aka Italian) Restaurants
I, of course, did not just run the Madrid marathon. But that did not stop me from carb-loading right along with those who did. I like to think of my marathon-prep diet as a show of solidarity with...
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Passion Meets Produce at the Best Outdoor Food Markets in Madrid
Food markets are my happy place. They are that temporary little nucleus from which a city’s food culture radiates. Producers beam over their 6 varieties of tomatoes, chefs gush about their...
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Battle for the Best Ice Cream in Madrid
What is it that makes the perfect scoop of ice cream? Is it the texture, creamy but not buttery, rich but not heavy? Perhaps it’s the flavor, intense and identifiable without tasting artificial? Or...
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