Monthly Archives: June 2017
Where to dine in Madrid for €2?
EL PARAISO DEL JAMON
Where? Calle San Bernardo, 8
What to order? Ham sandwich
It seems that this institution was preserved in the form in which it existed once in the last century. Classic interior of Spain 70s, the corresponding smell, napkins scattered on the floor, the chefs know all the local customers in person and by name, and in the corner resting young lady from the film Almodovar.
Fortunately for us, prices are also frozen: in addition to a very cheap “Menu of the day”, you can take, for example, a sandwich with jamon, salami or spicy chorizo sausages for € 1,70. And even though the filling in the sandwich will be many times less than would put the Spanish grandmother, you will be enough to eat and not go broke. Continue reading
Sweet life
Chocolate production in different countries overgrown with their traditions and legends. This is an occasion not just to show up for a tasting, but to turn a visit to the factory into a full-fledged journey. Listen to stories, look at the technology and, as in other types of gastrotourism, catch a special moment – the birth of the product. We make a route from which everything will stick together: what chocolate factories in Europe are allowed on the tour.
Belgium
The small homeland of the legendary chocolate will welcome you with open arms: in order for the country to seem even more chocolate, there are not enough houses made of truffle and praline. Continue reading
