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sábado, 31 de julio de 2010

ninar art cafe

Ninar Art Cafe
Sharia Bab Sharqi, Eastern Old City Damascus

This is a nice place in Damascus that offers the typical Syrian meal. Good quality and nice atmosphere.





viernes, 30 de julio de 2010

Lazanske Oplaiky

Lazenske Oplaiky

These are nice biscuits with taste to cinnamon. In the last photo you can check their size (on the bottom right you will see an euro coin for comparison purposes).
It has been really interesting to discover this nice Cezch product (thanks to my good friend Jiri).


jueves, 29 de julio de 2010

El Rector Pedro Ximenez

El Rector Pedro Ximénez

This is a nice PX wine with powerful grape taste. it is specially bottled for el corte inglés by Alvear. Thus, it is not possible to find it in any other place.



miércoles, 28 de julio de 2010

Ottakringer

Ottakringer

This is a nice austrian beer. Quite bitter but really tasty. I have really enjoyed it! specially after a week drinking very soft beers (Almaza)

martes, 27 de julio de 2010

Picapoll artium blanc jove 2008

Artium Picapoll blanc jove 2008

This is a pleasant to drink wine produced from an unusual grapa, named "picapoll", typical of DO Pla de Bages. Probably it would be better whith higher density/alcoholic degree


lunes, 26 de julio de 2010

Leira Albariño 2009

Leira Albariño 2009



This is a nice albariño wine. My impression is that it is really "broad band", complex, "Polyhedric". worth to taste it.



domingo, 25 de julio de 2010

O'Peregrino

O'peregrino
C/ Aragó 150, Barcelona

This restaurant offers a nice lobster's rice. However, my personal impression is that the quality/price ratio is not good. They charge a lot for a large amount of stupid things that should be really cheap. In addition, the restaurant itself is quite oldfashion.



dessert (6 eur + VAT for each dish. Absolutely crazy) :

sábado, 24 de julio de 2010

Sal & Pimienta

Sal & Pimienta
C/ Valencia 273, Barcelona

This is a restaurant that offers good quality and service. This is a tasting menu (you eat all the dishes). The price is reasonable, it includes a glass of wine, but at the end you feel slightly hungry. The place would be perfect if they provided higher amounts of meal...
Shellfish was great and also the smashed potatoes with wasabi taste (the sider of the salmon)







viernes, 23 de julio de 2010

Licor Beat's avellanas

Licor Beat's avellanas

This is a liquor specially bottled for El Corte Inglés. Thus, it is not possible to purchase it in any other place. I paid for it 4,35 eur (special offer). it is quite nice, although it does not reach the outstanding level of Fra Angélico, but obviously Fra Angélico is much more expensive.
It is quite sweet but at least it has good taste to hazelnut.


jueves, 22 de julio de 2010

Barciño cava

Barciño Cava

This is just marketing. While it is true that the roman name of Barcelona is Barcino, we never used in Catalan the awful "ñ" letter, which does not exist in latin language.
I guess that they try to use this letter in order to sound more "spanish". It's a shame.

miércoles, 21 de julio de 2010

Iván Vilanova, nombrado Mejor Cocinero Aragonés 2009-2010

Iván Vilanova, nombrado Mejor Cocinero Aragonés 2009-2010
http://www.diariodelaltoaragon.com/NoticiasDetalle.aspx?Id=637961

congratulations to the outstanding man Ivan Vilanova and his team. He really deserves this award!!!
I strongly recommend to attend this place. I hope that he won't increase the prices too much...

HUESCA.- El altoaragonés Iván Vilanova, de Tamarite de Litera, ha sido distinguido como el Mejor Cocinero Aragonés del año 2009-2010 por la Asociación de Cocineros y Jóvenes Cocineros de Aragón. Vilanova ha querido destacar que este galardón es el que "más ilusión" le ha hecho de todos los que le han concedido hasta la fecha.
Este reconocimiento le fue entregado el pasado domingo, en la celebración del XVII aniversario de dicha asociación, a la que asistieron 140 personas y en la que el viceconsejero de Turismo del Gobierno de Aragón, Javier Callizo, ejerció de anfitrión y aprovechó para alabar el trabajo del gremio de cocineros como parte importante de la actividad turística de la Comunidad.
Por su parte, el presidente de la Asociación, Domingo Mancho Mairal, comentó que "este XVII Aniversario sirve, un año más, para reconocer, por todo lo alto, la labor de toda una vida a los cocineros y cocineras que están trabajando duramente en esta profesión".
Durante el acto, además del mencionado galardón a Iván Vilanova, se premió a Pilar Lamota Guillén y Rafael Sicilia Vico, por toda una vida dedicada a la cocina; Joaquín Burillo Royo, por su destacada labor profesional, y Antonio Arrabal Jiménez, como joven cocinero el año. Además, el periodista José Miguel Martínez Urtasun recogió el premio en nombre de Gastro Aragón por su destacada labor en pro de la información gastronómica, y el director general de Pastores Grupo Cooperativo, Paco Marcén, por su labor a favor de la investigación con la presentación de la nueva carne orientada para el sector de la hostelería, "agnus ibérico". Como reconocimiento especial por su apoyo a la gastronomía, se otorgó un galardón a la Concejalía de Turismo del Ayuntamiento de Teruel.

martes, 20 de julio de 2010

San Miguel sin 0.0% con Limón

San Miguel sin 0.0% con Limón

This is a non-alcoholic beer with lemmon. In my oppinion, it is mainly lemmon with a small amount of beer. In addition, it is too sweet.

lunes, 19 de julio de 2010

Caminetto

Caminetto
Cami Ral 407, Mataró, Barcelona

This is a nice restaurant according to the building. However, the meals are only acceptable. Its price is cheap. This restaurant was already commented in this blog here.