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Barcelona
The plane took off about a half hour late, but otherwise went smoothly. My knee swelled badly and the pain prevented sleep, so I ended up napping for a good part of the afternoon.
Dinner was the smaller of two tasting menus at the hotel's restaurant. They were very kind and substituted a shrimp ravioli for the pork course for me. Each of the 11 courses -- none more than a few bites -- was excellent, but the high point for me was a crayfish salad that was more of a cold soup. The flavor was perfect and the texture melting. The fried mushroom top with cheese and a different mushroom on inside was the most deconstructed course. There was a shot of cold mushroom consomme in a test tube as a chaser. It was refreshing and a bit surprising.
Our hotel is art nouveau and really well thought out. It's Hotel Espanya Ramblas on Correr Sain Pau if you're interested enough to look it up.
Dinner was the smaller of two tasting menus at the hotel's restaurant. They were very kind and substituted a shrimp ravioli for the pork course for me. Each of the 11 courses -- none more than a few bites -- was excellent, but the high point for me was a crayfish salad that was more of a cold soup. The flavor was perfect and the texture melting. The fried mushroom top with cheese and a different mushroom on inside was the most deconstructed course. There was a shot of cold mushroom consomme in a test tube as a chaser. It was refreshing and a bit surprising.
Our hotel is art nouveau and really well thought out. It's Hotel Espanya Ramblas on Correr Sain Pau if you're interested enough to look it up.
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