If you’re counting down the days until the 25th December, you’ve got it all wrong. In Spain, it’s all about Christmas Eve, also known as La Nocha Buena – The Good Night. The 24th December hails the biggest culinary day of the year, with family feasts lovingly prepared right across the country and starting at around 10pm. These sumptuous feasts More info
Perceptions of Spanish cuisine have changed somewhat over the last few years – thanks in part to the madcap creations of Ferran Adrià (the “world’s greatest chef”), and other alumni of the famed elBulli in Catalonia (five times voted the “world’s greatest restaurant”). Described as ‘molecular gastronomy’, the approach of these chefs have been a combination of science and More info
With so many to choose from and Christmas on its way, we’re baffled as to why Spanish holiday foods remain such a mystery in America – especially compared to those other European exports, the French Bûche de Noël, the German Stollen, and the Italian Panettone. Here’s just a small selection of what we’re missing… Turrón A rich nougat made with More info
Come rain or shine, from sunny Australia to chilly London and most places in between, Christmas is the time of year when it’s perfectly acceptable to eat as much as you like and not give a monkey’s what anyone thinks. And down in Basque country, it’s no different. There are fiestas practically every day of the year as Catalonians More info
Food is never just food for the spaniards, but something to be shared. It’s an opportunity to spend time with family or friends and, with the exception of breakfast (which tends to be little more than a coffee and a cracker anyway), meal-times are almost always a social affair. First up, the midday meal, or la comida, is taken some More info
New Year’s Eve Dinner Jose & I are really excited, it is our first New Year’s at ATAULA and we want to share it with you. Come and say goodbye to 2013 with an exquisite selection of tapas and dishes that are pack with unforgettable flavors; what better way to welcome the New Year?. We do hope you can make it More info