Author: Julia B. Wilde
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Ruta de Tapeo in Utiel: Getting to Know a Place with a Tapas Crawl
People in Utiel know how to throw a party. In this small wine village about 80 km west of Valencia, mid October is time to celebrate with the Feria Utiel Gastronómica. The Feria showcases local wines and gastronomy in the large public park called Paseo de la Alameda, but there are also events taking place…
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A Glimpse of Barcelona
Barcelona is an undeniably beautiful city, full of bright colorful eye candy. The city reaches right down to the Mediterranean sea and stretches out to the surrounding hills. You can walk to the beach and port within minutes of the historic Old Town. Or get an overhead view of the immensity of the city from…
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Tapas in Barcelona’s Old Town: Finding Interesting Food Among a Sea of Tourists
Barcelona is known for it’s abundance of tapas bars. It’s hard to walk a block without passing a few restaurants or bars filled with people standing at a bar, especially in the touristy areas. During our trips to Barcelona, we have discovered that it has a very different tapas culture compared to our home city of…
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It’s Harvest Time in Valencia. Now kick off your shoes and jump in that bucket!
Clipping grape clusters from the vines in the morning. Lunching with friends around a big table under the trees in the afternoon. Sipping wine on a terrace with views out over the vineyards. I admit it. My vision of living in Spain included scenes like this, bumping more pragmatic thoughts out of the way. I…
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Beautiful Wines on a Beautiful Day in Castellón: An Excursion to Bodega Flors
With the arrival of autumn comes the desire to flee the city for the fresh air of the countryside. For us, that means heading to wine country. We went north out of Valencia to visit Bodega Flors, a small family winery that is a beautiful place to experience the wine region of Castellón. One rarely…
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Karak is Back with a Great New Tasting Menu
By the time the bowl of creamy, crunchy, gooey chocolate textures was cleared from the table, we had surrendered to a state of pure contentment. At the end of a twelve course tasting menu, we’d had plenty of food but we didn’t want to budge. Would we like coffee? Yes, please. Anything to stay a…
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Finding Fusion: The Search for Modern Cuisine in a City Steeped in Tradition
One of the things we enjoy most here in Valencia is the diversity of restaurants available, despite it being a very traditional Spanish city. Fusion restaurants are among some of the most interesting and innovative. I use the term “fusion” loosely, as it’s becoming more commonplace for chefs to explore the cuisines of other cultures…
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Video: Valencia-City of Contrast
No blog post this week. Instead I want to share this great video made by friend Tom Cantrell on his YouTube site Here We Go Again! He gives a wonderful overview of Valencia. I live here and I still enjoy watching this video because it inspires me to get out and explore this beautiful city.
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Requena Wine Fair and Harvest Festival
Two days ago we boarded a train to the wine village of Requena for the Feria Requenense del Vino – the Requena Wine Fair. Requena is part of the Utiel-Requena D.O. (Denomination of Origin), the most extensive wine producing region of the Valencian community. The native red grape Bobal makes up 75% of the…
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Pan con Tomate: A Must-Have for Your Breakfast Table
Good ingredients simply prepared is a hallmark of Spanish food. A good example of this is Pan con Tomate (bread with tomato), one of the most iconic dishes found throughout Spain. It can be the basis of a typical Spanish breakfast or served as a tapa along with jamón or anchovies. The recipe is so simple,…
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