I love Barcelona! We have not had a bad meal here.  Let me change that, we’ve had nothing but GOOD meals here!  Last night we went to Loidi, which had severe decor (and no music!) and tiny portions on the prix fixe menu, but the food was SO good.  The veal was scrumptious!  Loidi And […]

Crowdsourcing. Felice now prompts me to write about our adventures, delighting in the feedback of my readers, who e-mail me the straight dope. Having written about Barcelona, my inbox was instantly filled with recommendations, more than I could explore in weeks.  But the one that intrigued me most said: "And make sure you and Felice […]

Felice is fascinated by pickpockets. I took it with a grain of salt when word passed to us in Madrid, but today our guide confirmed Felice’s suspicions, thieves are only hit with a 50 Euro fine and it often makes sense to steal, if the item is expensive enough, the profit is there.  Andrea, the […]

Last night we went to Privilege. Not until 3 A.M., of course.  Before that we went to dinner.  A lovely outdoor place that reminded me of Woody Allen’s "A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy".  You remember, that romp in the Catskills.  I love those east coast summer nights, when it’s so warm you don’t need a […]