Monday, 25 July 2011

D+N innovación+

During my visits to Spain when Dan was living there, we rarely ate out in the restaurants because he assured me nothing was good enough and usually everything was too salty. I did enjoy hopping around small eateries or cafes and try different tapas with glasses of wine or beer, or follow him to local markets, look around all those interesting cheeses, vegetables etc., and try to guess how he's going to combine them and surprise me with a simple, but healthy and very tasty dinner! (It was very nice to have dinner at his small balcony with a candle while looking at the passing trains in the distance. I miss it a lot!)  But overall, Spain back then(about two decades ago) never got a reputation of a great kingdom of gastronomy.

Things have probably changed. Spanish wines did improve a lot. Even in Taipei there are a few Spanish style restaurants. Tried one a couple years ago, food was OK, not quite authentic and tended to be a bit too pricey for the quality. This one right next door to Brown Sugar advertises themselves as "creative" Spanish cuisine kind of drawing my curiosity, come with me and give it a try!


The Entrance



The most private table by the window.

Sunday, 17 July 2011

Osteria by Angie


Invited my sister to try this Italian restaurant which the service manager at Marco Polo restaurant ( the Italian restaurant at the Far Eastern Hotel) recommended.  The business was good at a weekday lunch time, and the building itself probably was echoing whatever the sound there was, so it was pretty noisy during the whole meal. Wine and beer selections tend to be a bit boring. However, the food and the service was quite good.