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Photo by Tashoma Lemard
Quick bites: The rise of the lifestyle supermarket
Tara Stevens explores Barcelona's various foodstores and markets
Feb 1, 2012 by Tara Stevens in EATING AND DRINKING
Copyright OCEANA/Enrique Talledo
Eating right
Fish and shellfish are popular options when dining out in Barcelona, but some species are paying a heavy price for our menu choices
Jan 1, 2012 by Lara Cummings in EATING AND DRINKING
Vintage shops in Barcelona
A round-up of the vintage shops you can find now in Barcelona
Aug 31, 2011 in LIVING
Photo by Patricia Esteve
Autumn in Barcelona
Between September and November, temperatures are cooling down making it an ideal time to visit the city. To make it even better, these three months see a whole host of cultural and gastronomic happenings that make Barcelona a really special destination
Sep 1, 2010 in VISITING
Market watch - June
Fruit and fish are the main favourites on Barcelona's market stalls this month
May 31, 2010 by Nadia Feddo | Tara Stevens in EATING AND DRINKING
Market watch - May
In season this month are vegetables, seafood and snails
May 1, 2010 by Kirsten Foster | Tara Stevens in EATING AND DRINKING
Market watch - April
As the weather improves, market stalls are groaning with delicious vegetables
Apr 1, 2010 by Nadia Feddo | Kirsten Foster | Tara Stevens in EATING AND DRINKING
Market watch - March
Cook fresh, cook healthy with food bought at your local 'mercat'. What will you find on stalls this month?
Feb 25, 2010 by Nadia Feddo | Kirsten Foster | Tara Stevens in EATING AND DRINKING (1 Comments)
Photo by Patricia Esteve
Market watch - February
Winter warmers, healthy veg and festive dishes are on the shopping list this month
Jan 29, 2010 by Nadia Feddo | Tara Stevens in EATING AND DRINKING
Speaking up: food focus
We asked a selection of readers where they get most of their food from in Barcelona
Jan 29, 2010 in THE ARCHIVE
Photo by Julio Arboleda
Market makeovers
One after another, the city's markets are being brought into the 21st century
Jan 28, 2010 by Catherine Hubbard in THE ARCHIVE
Market watch - January
This month, it's all about the vegetables and fruit
Dec 30, 2009 by Nadia Feddo | Kirsten Foster | Tara Stevens in EATING AND DRINKING
Market watch - December
As is fitting, meat and veg are in season this month
Dec 1, 2009 by Kirsten Foster | Tara Stevens in EATING AND DRINKING
Fun for foodies
Barcelona has lots to offer visiting gastronomes
Mar 5, 2009 in VISITING (1 Comments)
Top 10: For the family
Worried about how to keep your children happy on holiday? Fear no longer with our top tips to a family-friendly holiday in Barcelona
Mar 3, 2009 in VISITING
Photo by Suzannah Larke
The new Encants
These are not the first plans to move the Barcelona Encants flea market, but now it looks like it might really happen
© WWF/Alfonso Rego
Fish fit to eat
Discover which fish are from a sustainable population and you can find in your local Barcelona market
May 1, 2008 by Kirsten Foster in EATING AND DRINKING
From bulls to fleas
From the archive: In March 2007, plans were afoot to turn the Monumental bullring into a flea market
Mar 1, 2007 by Hannah Pennell in THE ARCHIVE
Encants - Flea market move approaches
Plans for moving the famous Els Encants market were made way back in 1997 but are still to be realised.
Nov 1, 1997 by Rebecca Warden in LIVING