Patatas locas “bravas”. €5.75
Saffron, Barcelona SPAIN
Cheesy, fried potatoes! How can you go wrong?! I love patatas bravas, and this version pretty darn good. What a great way to begin my trip to Barcelona!
Brighton Blue double baked soufflé wrapped in pickle powder butter parchment, loaded with charmer cheese cream, garlic oil and thyme baked Jerusalem artichokes. Served with salt toffee apple tattie pave pie, sage and onion, scrumpy beet brew neeps, pink krout and toasted buckwheat hazel oat cob crunch. £15.95
Terre a Terre, Brighton ENGLAND
I thought the concept of this dish was super cute, but I think there was just too much going on to really appreciate all the different components. The individual parts were delicious on their own, but the dish as a whole didn’t work for me. 😦
Roasted and braised chicken, chorizo, cauliflower, padron pepper, tomato. $38
Bellota, San Francisco CA
Wow! This paella was frickin’ amazing! The chicken was perfect, the rice was wonderful, and all the toppings were delicious. And it was beautiful to look at too! I could eat this every day. Noms!
Cured goat cheese with rosemary, served with pan con tomate. €8.90
Mikkeller Bar, Barcelona SPAIN
This was SO much cheese! 🙂 The cheese was great, but I actually loved the tomato bread even more! They grilled a nice hearty bread and had the perfect amount of tomato on top.
$2.95
Popsons Burgers, San Francisco CA
Mmm, these french fries were great! They were kinda on the salty side, but I’m such a salt monster that I didn’t mind. I liked that they were piping hot, and kinda limp – just how I like them!
Croquetitas de jamon y pollo. €5.90
Saffron, Barcelona SPAIN
These mini croquettes were so fun to eat, and tasty! I love the crispy exterior and the warm, soft interior. I could just pop these into my mouth all night long, lol!
Grass-fed beef with oyster escabeche, harissa, benne. $15
Bellota, San Francisco CA
I liked the cruda, but not the oyster. I thought it was a weird addition to this dish. The beef tasted great though with a wonderful texture.
With sweet and sour sesame, onigiri rice, soused shiso dikon and khol rabi, pickled mirin ginger jelly and green leaf salt dried chips finished with chestnut purée. £9.60
Terre a Terre, Brighton ENGLAND
Yum! This was another amazing appetizer at Terre a Terre. And again, I didn’t even miss the meat. The KFC was fried beautifully and it just looked great with covered in the bi-colored sesame seeds and all the different components. More please!
Bittersweet and milk chocolate pudding, whipped cream, biscotti. $9
Waxman’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This was a simple dessert, but very tasty. The silky texture of the pudding was lovely, and paired perfectly with the crispy biscotti and smooth whipped cream.
Jalapenos, cheese and salsa. €5.15
Mikkeller Bar, Barcelona SPAIN
We were totally surprised by these nachos. I’ve never ordered nachos in Europe before because it seems silly to do so since there’s plenty of other food to try, but we were looking for something hot and comforting to eat with our beer. I’m glad we ordered it because these nachos were delicious! I especially loved the tapenade that they had on top. It was unexpected, and it provided a nice European flare to what we’re accustomed to in the US.
Plato de lomo iberico. €16.45
Saffron, Barcelona SPAIN
I love Spanish cured meats! We went here for dinner the night that I arrived in Barcelona, and it was super cute and the food was delicious. The service was also extremely accommodating and attentive. I think we sat down at 10pm and pretty much closed the place down. Gosh, I love European dining!
Served with steamed vegetables, rice, side salad, and dinner roll. Complimentary
San Francisco (SFO) to London (LHR), United Airlines
Ugh, airline food… This was decent at least, but I don’t expect much from United Airlines. It’s just mandatory food to get people full so that they can fall asleep. I can usually sleep for an entire flight, but I had some difficulty falling asleep on this flight so I ended up watching a bunch of movies.
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