Jun 06

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Norma, Núria and Barcelona

Like Vicky, Cristina y Barcelona… but without Woody Allen… my dear blogger friend Norma from Platanos, Mangoes and Me, flew from N.Y. to Barcelona and we met in person for the first time on May 15th. We connected immediately and we had the best time together :D.

I wanted to show her everything and take her to the best places in town, but time got short and we did what we could, the best of all though, was her company. She is una magnífica persona (a fantastic person), funny, generous, explosive, kind… my new amiga del alma ;D.

We met at Paseo de Gracia where one of the main city train stations is and walked to my favourite/best Acorn ham degustation restaurant in town. Two blocks away and there we were ordering some beers and ham and foie and longaniza and olives and pan con tomate and talking as if we were old friends.

Norma came with her husband Philip and we had some laughs and had more than one beer and left the table without crumbs ;D.

This was our aperitivo!!! From 12:00 to 13:00 and lunch reservation was at 14:15!!! But, hey, aren’t we foodies? what do foodies like the most? So that’s what we did: eat and drink! Cheers :D

I chose Torre d’Altamar restaurant because I wanted to have a good view of the city and because it has quite a reputation; even the Prince of Spain chose it for a celebration!!! And my guests didn’t deserve less :D.

So, here we are after a glorious lunch. What you see behind us is the reflection of the city. I do not remember all the things we ordered and I didn’t take pictures of the food because I only had my Iphone with me and the quality was not that good. But I do remember a black rice (arroz negro) and a great, pleasant conversation Norma, me and our husbands had. The day was fantastic, the sun was shining and we walked by the Paseo Marítimo to let the food get down to our feet ;D.