Archive for November, 2009

November 17th, 2009

Paired wine tasting menu The Farm

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We had a fantastic meal at The Farm on Adderley, located in Ditmas Park. In the spirit of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, this cozy restaurant believes in sustainable eating, local produce and transparency in their produce sources, offering a list of the purveyors for all of their foods.

The meal consisted of a prix-fixe menu: five courses, […]


November 7th, 2009

Cocido madrileño at Daniela’s

Finally, the autumn nip is in the air, leading me to decide that it would be a good time to organize a family meal of cocido madrileño, the cold weather dish par excellence. I had heard that Taberna de la Daniela was one of the best places specializing in cocido.
As it turns out, there are […]


November 3rd, 2009

Trip to Lisbon - final impressions

After 48 hours of mulling, having returned to Madrid from my whirlwind trip to Lisbon to attend the II European Wine Bloggers Conference. My first thought is how much I regret not having stayed on there in these past two days to enjoy the trips to the wineries, such as Quinta do Vallado, the stay […]