Walkable cities require practical sartorial choices. Barcelona is no exception, with shoe choice (and sunglasses) topping the list. The light frosting of dog shit on the city sidewalks, though, can deter even the most fashionable person from wearing on-trend footwear. It’s tempting to throw on comfy sneaks or the standard issue black boots. Resist the urge! Shoes are your biggest…
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For the first week of the Covid-19 quarantine in Barcelona, I tried to go about my days as best as I usually would. Except that I couldn’t go for my daily run down at the beach. And my kids were home eating all of the snacks and food we had just purchased. And I was still somehow backed up on…
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Live from El Born: Online Cooking Class Kneading dough, it turns out, is the best way to escape the online COVID-19 insanity. It’s near impossible (unless you really don’t care about your cellphone or laptop) to text, scroll, and comment once your hands are covered in gluey flour and water. Gnocchi – that Italian dish that can be either a…
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Run Barcelona I began running in Barcelona four years ago. Coming from Costa Rica, I was used to running alone in the wilderness on narrow, mountain trails. In Barcelona, my initial attempts of lacing up my sneakers and just heading out to run in the city failed because I quickly became frustrated by the crowded sidewalks and traffic lights. After…
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It’s not easy being green. This is especially true in a city due to the lack of private gardens and backyards. City dwellers who are trying to lean away from meat and eat more organic, home-grown vegetables, or those who simply yearn to connect with the earth by vegetable gardening in Barcelona, find themselves relegated to pots on balconies and…
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It inevitably happens just when you’ve finally adapted to the traditional Catalan life of tapas and late dinners — the yearning for a quiet night in and your favorite comfort dish from home hits hard. The recipe though calls for an ingredient not readily found at Mercadona or any of the local mercats. An online search also fails, leading you…
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Too frightened to continue living in a politically turbulent Venezuela, Yessica González Ruiz and her mother, Veronica, fled to Spain without jobs or even a plan. What they did bring was a passion for nutrition and sustainability. In a starting-over story that’s a million miles away from the classic Bank of Mum and Dad tale, 32-year-old Yessica used her life…
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