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Bar Pinotxo, Barcelona, Casa Gispert, El Born, Els Quatre Gats, Joan Miro Foundation, Juanito Bayen, La Boqueria, Mon Iberic, Pablo Picasso, Ramon Casas, Torrons Vicens
The legendary Juanito Bayen of Bar Pinotxo.
I hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving last week here in the United States and that you’re gearing up for more holiday celebration. Hannukah falls on December 16th, also Beethoven’s 224th birthday, and I’ve already got a dinner party planned for six with roast goose. And I have one more reason for celebration this season. Jan and I are preparing a wonderful dinner in honor of my father’s 100th birthday December 8. Cooking with his cast iron pan brings him back to life.
Food shapes the destiny of my memory. When I brew a coffee from Cong CaPhe I return immediately to Hanoi. Add chipotles or guajillos to a dish and I’m back in Mexico. Lemongrass and galangal takes me to Thailand. Put a cheese course together and I’ll start dreaming in French. Make any soup and I’m working again with my parents.
