Barcelona Eats

We steered clear of any El Bulli alumni and tourist traps while in Barcelona and focused on the traditional. It's easy to fall for the Spanish style of cooking and eating - straight forward simple no fuss. Perhaps the perfect city with its cheap beer, cheap plates and no closing time. The good restaurants were always packed and worth the wait.

Some of the high lights had to be:

whole fried sardines in escabeche
of course seafood paella
dates, cheese and bacon(on these little crisp ladyfinger baguettes)
foie gras pate and Roquefort
duck confit with orange and pine nuts
Quarter sized rare mini burgers with sweet onions
fried hot peppers
chorizo and cheese sandwiches
eating al fresco

We even spotted several dunkin donut shops, which you have to be a little soft for after living in Chicago.