Few people would hesitate to include Spain among Europe’s top cheese producing nations.  The country is blessed with extreme geographical diversity – many don’t know that it’s Europe’s second highest country after Switzerland – which in turn makes for an …

Last update: March 2, 2016

On a quiet back street in central Madrid, just a five-minute walk from the famous Prado Museum, lies Motteau, one of the city’s newest and most heavenly artisan pastry shops. Motteau is not just another pretty face in Madrid’s hip …

Last update: February 7, 2016

This past April, ice cream lovers visiting the Plaza Mayor were given reason to celebrate.  At Calle Ciudad Rodrigo 6, linking the Plaza Mayor to the Mercado San Miguel, Mistura opened their 2nd ice cream shop, serving what is possibly …

Last update: January 29, 2016

Half-way down the hilly part of Atocha street, behind a worn pair of wooden doors is one of Madrid’s artisan honey meccas.  Casa Pajuelo may be the official name, but everyone knows it as La Casa de la Miel, i.e. …

Last update: July 30, 2015