le blog de tranny

I’ve been thinking about the year I spent in Cambridge. Funny how I was an infinitely more prolific food blogger there, where there was a notable dearth of high caliber cuisine, than I am now in the Bay Area, (in my opinion) one of the food capitals of the world! That’s why the trip I took to Barcelona with L-T right after exams was truly a food getaway (not to mention a getaway to sun, sangria, and other visceral Spanish delights). While I was in Barca, I realized that Spanish food might very well be in my top 3 favorite cuisines of all time. Number 1 is surely Japanese.. I’m also a fan of these “new French” and “new American” strains of cuisine which basically boil down to Alice Waters’ French peasant food made using local ingredients. I guess Korean and Vietnamese food probably also deserve a place up there.. I am obsessed with asiany food after all. But you know, Spanish cuisine offers a lot of what I look for in any type of delicious meal: plentiful garlic, fresh seafood, eggs on things (both times I’ve been to Barca I’ve indulged heavily in (and never had trouble finding) egg burgers and tuna pizza with egg on it). When I’m not in Spain I’m always down for sangria and/or tapas. Anyways, here’s some highlights from the trip to Barca I took in June.

You know, this fried calamari could have been better and it was a tad overpriced. It was from this restaurant recommended by the NYTimes… I’ll think twice before taking a recommendation from them again.

… I ate it.

And of course, some lovely pictures from la boqueria…

East Bay Farmer’s Markets are pretty delicious but don’t really compare I guess..