So many fried things 
Dood, all the fried things. You ainât never been to Spain before?? Iâll try to get some veggies in me tonight for dinner.
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They fry in the south, braise in the north.
AndalucĂa, the land of the pescaĂto frito but also salmorejo, gazpacho, mazamorra, porra antequerana, all cold vegetable based soups. And at el Pimpi, one of the specialties-ensalada malaguena.
Was your tour with Food Sherpas?
Sitting on the Plaza de Olavideâno Pizza Pronto today because itâs closed on Mondays (I forgot).
But couldnâtâ have managed one after my delightful tasting menu at Clos with lovely internet friends. No photosâwe were too busy chatting. But Clos gets my top marks. And itâs one of the very few
Michelin stars open on Monday.
At Clos we chose the menu ClĂłsicos, nothing fried.
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Yes, it was Food Sherpas. I forgot to mention it.
Fun way to spend the afternoon.
FYI , the hours for Pizza Pronto are inaccurate on Google Maps, call ahead if you can.
I took a photo at the door. Smelled delicious.
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Iâm experiencing a serious case of dĂ©jĂ vu. At least you got jamĂłn, too 
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For an example of being able to avoid fried food in a small, lovely family-owned restaurant in Madrid, here is the menu of La VaquerĂa Montañesa (cuisine from Cantabria in Northern Spain). Under the âverdurasâ (vegetable) category, there are 8 dishes from which to choose. No heavily fried foods, unless you order the rabas (which is the term for calamares in Cantabria).
As I mentioned before, âthey fry in the south and braise in the northâ.
SoâŠyou just need to know where to goâŠ
And King Felipe knows the restaurant well. Itâs where he dines occasionally with friends.
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If I should ever find myself in Madrid, I will keep this thread in mind, and thankfully @PedroPero can also benefit from your priceless assistance to find non-fried verduras during his visit. I know Spanish well enough to read menus, btw.
As Iâd mentioned, Iâve only been to Barcelona (and Valencia eons ago), and finding salads, lightly sautĂ©ed veg, etc. was hella hard. It was pretty rough on our GI systems, TBH.
My favourite summer drink!! 
make it at home quite often myself. Or bring it to the park!
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Almost 20 years ago we discovered a lightly effervescent red wine. The (Italian) winery also made a white & rosé version of it, but to have a bubbly-ish red for chilled summer drinking was lovely.
We had a lot of vermut in Barcelona.
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So refreshing 
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Dinner at Araboka Centro tonight that I almost cancelled (glad I didnât)
Very cute restaurant kind of hidden on a side street, was greeted immediately by the manager, Antonio, and sat on the terrace. It was a beautiful evening to dine outside.
Kept it âlight â tonight
Russian Salad with prawns
A couple of croquettes de jamon
Braised beef cheeks with potato purée for my entree.
Tres leches cake with caramel ice cream.
All half portions which the manager suggested and it was just perfect.
Also had a nice glass of white wine a one red.
Food and service was excellent and I got out of there for around âŹ40 including a tip.
Lovely spot, would recommend.
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We like Araboka very much as well. The braised beef cheeks (carilleras) look delicious. Itâs especially helpful for a solo diner to be able to order half portions.
Your Cloe wine is from Bodegas Felisa in Ronda.
The owner of Araboka really knows his Andalusian wines.
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Iâm so glad I didnât cancel my reservation, it was a very enjoyable meal.
Pizza night tonight?? Let me know if you enjoy it as much as I did.
Great day for a walk to the beach, unfortunately Mafalda was closed
Settled for an cold Mahou and some popcorn at some random beach restaurant, which tbh, is kinda cool 
Lots and lots of steps today.
Snagged a last minute reso at Anyway Wine Bar for tonight.
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Well⊠cornâs a veg
Looking forward to your dinner, as I am sure you are!
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At Anyway Wine Bar (new location, much improved space) we had chorizo ibĂ©rico de bellota, tataki de vaca con helado de wasabi (yum!) risotto de calabacĂn y langostinos and a bottle of Fento albariño, RĂas BaixasâŠ
But on the wine list they also have a chardonnay from F. Schatz from Ronda that we should have tried (by the glass). They have a very ample. wines by the glass selection, as you can imagine.
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Sounds good, Iâm keeping it âlight â again tonight as I just had a very, very late lunch downstairs at Matiz as I was starving after my 20k steps walk to the beach 
And nothing but beer and popcorn
Havenât tried Victoria beer yet?
