04-04-2013
Albert and Ferran Adrià. Until 2011 the two brothers were at the helm of El Bulli in Cala Montjoi in Roses, in Cataluña, the most influential restaurant over the past 30 years. Today they think of Tickets and 41°, with an ocean of projects coming up: the elBulli foundation, Bullipedia and the imminent opening of Pakta and of a second restaurant serving Mexican cuisine. This story also appears in the 2013 edition of Guida ai Ristoranti di Identità Golose
It’s natural. The fact that we were born and raised in Hospitalet, a neighbourhood in Barcelona, leads us to have a special love and devotion for our town. But even without taking this sentimental element into consideration, we can state with no doubt that this is a magic town, from a gastronomic and leisure-time point of view. In particular, gastronomy has always been experienced with a special intensity, which explains why Barcelona has today become one of the world’s culinary capitals.
Over the past few years there’s been a very harmonic convergence between historic and traditional establishments and the new ones, based on modernity, so that the offer is overall varied and intriguing. We’re deeply convinced that this richness derives from the location of the town. Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, but close to mountains ranges like Montseny, this city has always had some excellent products available, both from the sea and the inland.
Mediterranean cuisine marks the guidelines of the specialties for which the city is renowned. One could say that Mediterranean cuisine is the indigenous one of Barcelona. Due to today’s cultural melting pot, however, thanks to which populations from all over the world arrive here, since the mid-90s one has seen a great development of international cuisine restaurants. The diversification of the offer in Barcelona is such that we can declare, with no doubt, that here you can find among the best Japanese and Asian, South-American and Arabic restaurants of the entire continent.
Vinçon, a design paradise
To this, one needs to add a series of specialised shops, small stores and colmados which have transformed the city into a fantastic culinary hypermarket. It’s not easy to mention all the places that we prefer without running the risk of forgetting some along the way, but we could say that the unmissable places in Barcellona, classified on the basis of their characteristics, are the following: SHOPPING ADDRESSES Fashion, accessories and design
Colmado Murria, cheese heaven
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Quim Vila, Vila Viniteca (photo by Mi Vino)
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catalan chefs, born in 1962 and 1969, were both born in Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the municipality of Barcelona