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Spanish

Pork Barcelona

La Bodegueta de Cal Pep Cochinillo (Dose of Vitamin P)

New Yorkers have a warped view of the word, but in Spain, a bodega is primarily a place to sell, serve or store wine. Better yet, they’ve also been known to have good food....
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Seafood Basque Country

Asador Etxebarri Prawns of Palamós (Food of the Week)

My favorite meal of 2014 was at Asador Etxebarri, near San Sebastian, on my honeymoon. The 25-year-old restaurant, where chef Victor Arguinzoniz cooks most ingredients over a magical wood grill, lived up to the...
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Sausage Madrid

Casa Victor Morcilla (Dose of Vitamin P)

Cava Baja is a destination street that winds due south of Madrid’s Plaza Mayor. At night, people spill out of bars and restaurants, which all have different specialties. Wood-roasted lechal (baby lamb), cones of...
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Seafood Madrid

La Castela Chipirones Encebolladas (Food of the Week)

“Oh, baby!” The high energy-server wearing glasses with diamond-shaped lenses shouts this every time he delivers a plate at La Castela, a raucous tapas bar with serious food located due east of Madrid’s Parque...
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Craft Beer Los Angeles

Deschutes Brewery Zarabanda (Drink of the Week)

For many celebrated chefs, craft beer is an afterthought. Thankfully, Chef José Andrés appreciates that beer is another culinary outlet. The D.C. based chef, who oversees a culinary empire that’s extended to Los Angeles...
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Charcuterie Spain

Spanish Embutidos (Dose of Vitamin P)

Not many PowerPoint presentations result in a blizzard of embutidos, but on the top floor of Andaz West Hollywood, in a glass-fronted hall with 180-degree views of Los Angeles, that was the case. Real...
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