Text Theresa O’Shea, Adrian Mourby
Favourite restaurants and foodie titbits from Brussels Airlines’ short-haul network
Taller de Tapas SPAIN
49–51 Rambla Catalunya, Barcelona, tel.+34 93 487 4842, www.tallerdetapas.com
Located in a listed building on the busy Rambla de Catalunya, Taller de Tapas offers a smorgasbord of made-to-order tapas, served in stylish surroundings. The day’s specials, chalked up on a board, include dishes like clay pots of garlic prawns, spinach with Iberian pancetta and chick peas, and fried and crispy artichoke shavings – all beautifully presented and served with a smile. And as for the desserts, how can anyone resist a dish called ‘chocolate sin’? Another absolute must is the creamy goats’ cheese with honey. Owners Kate Preston and her husband José Lombardero are obviously doing something right – this is the fourth Taller de Tapas they have opened in Barcelona since 2003. Kate cites simplicity as the key to their success.
“We only use the best produce, and offer good-quality tapas at prices that won’t break the bank.”
Expect to pay around €11 for a three-course lunch menu. TO’S
Le Deck SWITZERLAND
Route de la Corniche, 1071 Chexbres, tel. +41 21 926 6000, www.barontavernier.com
As famous for its view as for its food, Le Deck sits opposite the Baron Tavernier Hotel. Perched on a wooden deck built out over the rich vineyards of the Lavaux region, lucky diners get a stunning panorama of Lake Geneva thrown in for free. Although fresh fish straight from the lake is a speciality here, Le Deck is probably best known for its range of international dishes, like Andalusian gazpacho, Greek salad of feta and Peloponnesian olives, Parmesan carpaccio de boeuf and Cavaillon melons. The wine list is wide-ranging but no one should pass up the opportunity to try the local Lavaux wines – seven appellations each using Europe’s oldest grape, the Chasselas. And if beer is more to your taste, Le Deck offers its Voyage de la Bière – a selection of 22 brews from around the world.
Expect to pay around €136/CHF 220 for a four-course meal for two with a bottle of Lavaux blanc. AM
Foodie corner
Terrine
Fans of Pork and Sons, last year’s sumptuous celebration of all things porcine, will have something to look forward to this March. Stéphane Raynard’s latest tome, a suitably glossy work on the eponymous terrine, comes out early next month. Recipes range from rustic patés like veal wrapped in pastry or rabbit and nut, to more modern takes, like gorgonzola, mascarpone and nut terrine. There’s also chapter on puddings, and recipes for sauces that complement each dish. You’ll be pulling those moulds out from the back of the cupboard in no time. €24,95, www.phaidon.com
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