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Photo Gallery: The Many Faces of Ferran: 17 Years of Photographing of Ferran Adrià of elBulli by Gerry Dawes 23 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm
* * * * * My first photo of Ferran Adrià after lunch on the terrace at El Bulli in 1997. Photo by Gerry Dawes©2013 . Contact gerrydawes @aol.com for publicatio n rights / http://www .gerrydawe...
Getting Into elbulli: The Intrepid Culinologist Rachel Zemser on an Encounter in Madrid in January 2011 21 Aug 2013 | 11:25 pm
* * * * * While there (at Madrid Fusión--I was lucky enough to meet the El Famoso writer Gerry Dawes who has been writing about Spain forever and knows practically every single restaurant owner in ....
Ribeira Sacra: The Perfect Lunch with Almalarga Godello at O Grelo Restaurant 20 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
* * * * * Persistence of Memory (Salvador Dalí) Rating. Ribeira Sacra vineyards in Amandi overlooking the Sil River with the Catamaran that carries tourists. Photo by Gerry Dawes©2009. In recent .....
Viña Magaña Gran Reserva 1982 Navarra, Merlot-Cabernet Blend, from my cellar, August 18, 2013. In superb condition. 94 pts. 19 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
* * * * * Viña Magaña Gran Reserva 1982 Navarra, Merlot-Cab ernet blend. Photo: G. Dawes / Samsung Galaxy S4 Smartphone camera. From my cellar, August 18, 2013. In superb condition. Cork brok.....
Anniversary of the Death of Federico García Lorca, Murdered by Nationalist Forces Outside His Hometown of Granada on August 19, 1936 19 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
* * * * * Statue of Federico García Lorca (b.1898–mu rdered by rightist forces August 19, 1936, Granada) in the Plaza de Santa Ana, Madrid. Sculptor: Julio López Hernández 1986. Photo copyright b.....
The Passing of the Great Spanish Food Writer Penelope Casas, Que Descanse en Paz 19 Aug 2013 | 02:42 pm
* * * * * Penelope Casas, Spanish Food Author, Dies at 70 The New York Times Very sorry to hear this morning of the passing of the great Penelope Casas, whose books on Spanish Cuisine paved the way.....
Mercado de Santa Maria de la Cabeza & Bodegas Rosell, Madrid Distrito de Arganzuela (near Atocha station), July 20, 2013. (Prior to the Al Andalus Cam... 15 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
* * * * * I arrived in Madrid two days early before the Al Andalus Camino de Santiago Tren de Lujo trip, so that I wouldn’t be jet-lagged to begin the trip. And I would get take care of some more de...
Al Andalus Camino de Santiago Train Trip July 2013 Day One: Zaragoza to Miranda del Ebro 13 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am
* * * * * Al Andalus Camino de Santiago Train Trip July 2013 Zaragoza – Santiago de Compostela- A Coruña Sunday July 21, AVE Madrid Atocha to Zaragoza Delicias, Visit to Zaragoza, Night in Miranda ....
Manchegan Classic Dishes: La Casa del Corregidor, Almagro (Cuidad Real) 10 Aug 2013 | 04:49 am
* * * * * Classic traditional Manchegan dishes (clockwise from bottom) : Pérdiz en escabeche, preserved partridge; pisto Mancego con huevo, gachas, migas and berenjenas fritas at Restaurante El Cor.....
Heavenly Nights in Old Castile: Adventures with Ambrosio Molinos, Maestro Cheesemaker and Subject of Michael Paterniti's "The Telling Room" 7 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
* * * * * By Gerry Dawes©2013 gerrydawes@aol.com Ambrosio Molinos with chuletillas al sarmiento, lamb chops cooked over grape vine cuttings. Photo: Gerry Dawes©20004 / gerrydawes@aol.com. A new b.....
