EATING & DRINKING — Where to Eat and Drink in Barcelona

Dining Out Gluten-Free in Barcelona

Barcelona has a lot to offer when it comes to dining gluten-free. There are ample gluten-free restaurants tucked away down narrow streets as well as larger venues for a more refined experience. Read more

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How Was Popcorn Discovered?

What you may consider a tasty snack today probably started as a useful way of preserving and storing food. Read more

No Croutons, No Anchovies, No Bacon: The 100-Year-Old Mexican Origins of the Caesar Salad

The most seductive culinary myths have murky origins—for the Caesar salad, classic ingredients are spiced up with a family food feud and a spontaneous recipe invention on the 4th of July, across the border in Mexico, during Prohibition. Read more

Martina Puigvert Puigdevall in the kitchen at Les Cols. Image courtesy of Torres Brandy.

Les Cols and Torres 20, a Match Made in la Garrotxa

In the Torres 20 The Art of Pairing experience, the haute cuisine of La Garrotxa and creative cocktails go hand in hand to create daring harmonies that open the door to new ways of understanding pairing. Read more

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Fermented Foods Sustain Both Microbiomes and Cultural Heritage

On the microbial scale, we are what we eat in very real ways. Your body is teeming with trillions of microbes. These complex ecosystems are particularly influenced by your surrounding environment, especially the food you eat. Read more

Good for Your Health and the Environment: Why We Should Be Eating Oily Fish

A range of economic, nutritional, religious and ideological factors influence our diets. The key, however, lies in finding a balance that cares for both our health and that of the planet. Read more

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Bacchus (c. 1596) by Caravaggio. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

What Did Roman Wine Taste Like?

A recent study of earthenware vessels used in wine fermentation—both ancient and contemporary—has challenged traditional views on the taste and quality of Roman wine, some of which may even have rivaled the fine wines of today. Read more