Misteries
The Great Restaurant Copy-Paste: Tuna Tartar Everywhere
Walk into a new bar in any reasonably sentient neighborhood and you can play a reliable game: spot the tuna tartare before you sit down. It will be “d…
Misteries
Short investigations into the small mysteries of eating out in Barcelona.
Misteries
Himalayan Salt, Local Doubt: When Menus Borrow Authority
A strange form of credentialism has taken over the contemporary menu. Restaurants no longer serve bread; they serve “sourdough,” preferably “from Bake…
Misteries
Walk into a restaurant today—especially in the parts of Barcelona that have learned to pronounce “concept” with a straight face—and you might think yo…