I’m attracted by stars. Michelin stars. Food cooked with passion, art, skill, theatre & using top-quality produce to create life-long memories. Or at least that’s how I justified eating in Malaga at Michelin-starred restaurant, José Carlos...

08 March, 2016 /

With the year-end Christmas festivities fast approaching, my thoughts go to Barcelona, where the winter sun welcomes us Northern Europeans from our grey gloom. Earlier this autumn, I returned to Barcelona after an absence of 20 years. This...

02 November, 2015 /

The Catalan town of Figueres is home to the Salvador Dali museum and half an hour from El Celler de Can Roca, the world’s ‘best’ restaurant… two good reasons for a day trip from Barcelona. My...

16 October, 2015 /

Thousands of film lovers will descend on Sitges this week with the opening of the International Festival of Fantasy Film of Catalonia, now in its 48th year. This Catalan seaside town is one of my favourite....

04 October, 2015 /