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Sevilla’s Best Tapas

Written on October 3, 2018 in Sevilla

San Sebastian and Barcelona get the praise when it comes to Spanish cuisine, but pound-for-pound, Sevilla offers some of the best meals around. Here are my Top 10 favorite tapas dishes in Sevilla: 1.  Cuttlefish cigar, Eslava Cigar-shaped puff pastry filled with cuttlefish and black cuttlefish ink, then garnished with algae.  This tapa so...

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What to see in Madrid

Written on October 1, 2018 in Madrid

Since 2013, Madrid’s annual visitors have climbed nearly 60% (to 6.7 million), which has done wonders for the local economy (for comparison’s sake, Barcelona had 32 million visitors in 2016). While Madrid may not rival Barcelona’s tourism stats, it does offers some the richest culture of any European capital. Madrileños are some...

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Gaggan: Asia’s Best Restaurant

Written on August 9, 2017 in Thailand

Thailand’s culinary scene may be best known for its street food. Bangkok has some remarkable meals for less than $2, but it’s also home to the 5th best restaurant in the world: Gaggan. Named for the quirky, alchemist chef, Gaggan Anand from Kolkata, India, Gaggan is Thailand’s first Michelin Star-rated restaurant (* *) and pushes....

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Best Restaurants in Tamarindo

Written on December 3, 2016 in Costa Rica

Tamarindo is one of the most developed beaches in Guanacaste, and while these developments (often foreign investments) are criticized by locals, they have brought some incredible restaurants to town. Luckily, self-contained, all-inclusive resorts are still rare in Costa Rica and restaurants like these continue to thrive: Pangas Beach Club The bes...

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