Postcard 8 - Article - 'Spanish restaurants'

http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/destinations/spain/article1428639.ece


Questions

What does ‘high stools’ mean?
Hoge krukjes.
What is special at Joan Gatell?
There is no freezer: The restaurant is opposite the harbour, and the fish is brought over twice a day.
What does ‘frontrunners’ mean?
Koplopers.
Mention a characteristic of ‘Asadores’.
Traditional restaurants with wood-burning ovens.
What is ‘judiones’?
The delicious local variety of butter beans.



Dear John,

Did you ever hear that it is possible to make a ‘restaurant trip’? Travelling and eating, or better: eating and travelling? Yesterday I came across a short article in the Times, in which six restaurants in Spain were discussed. Each restaurant was mentioned because of one or two of its special features and each of them seemed worth to be visited. And a very nice idea came up in my mind: what do you think of a restaurant trip next autumn holidays?

I will explain my plans to you in some detail. At first, we can visit Inopia, a restaurant that uses top-quality ingredients. The sardine sandwich and the house wine sounds to be terrifically tasty and the restaurant itself ‘looks basic, but is one of the hottest places to eat in the city’. After visiting this one, we can go for a fish to Joan Gatell, a restaurant with no freezer. The restaurant is opposite the harbour, and the fish is brought over twice a day. So fresh fish for you, lover of salmon!

And what about Casa Salvador? It is famous because of its paella and its beautiful view over the lake while eating on the terrace. Taberna de la Daniela seems also worth to be visited, but the reasons for that are not clear. Maybe we have to find out ourselves…

A restaurant with a wood-burning oven… we can find it in Spain: Mesón José MarÍa. Its name sounds as a romantic melody and it’s the only restaurant serving ‘judiones’, a delicious local variety of butter beans.

These restaurants are the most famous ones in Spain, but the article told me there are lots more. I got hungry while writing you this; how about you? Ready for buying a ticket to Spain?

All the best,
Neline