05, June 2013
Lady Gaga in the Algeciras market
Fab ! This flamenca in a jamón dress is totally GagaAnd in case you want to try this at home, or at least....if you want to learn how to slice jamon the proper way ,click here for a tutorial from Maximiliano Jabugo . Just go under the happy pata negra pigs frolicking in the video and click on La Jamonera [ read more ... ]
05, June 2013
Caracoles season in Andalucia
In the spring and after it rains in Andalucia, the fields are full of small snails, caracoles, that people gather and sell in huge piles or net sacks in the markets or by the road. With those come also wild green asparagus and tagarninas (Spanish oyster thistle.) You can order the caracoles in any bar as a tapa and they usually come in [ read more ... ]
05, June 2013
L’Art du Jardin and Jardins Jardin garden shows in Paris
During this past 30 th of may weekend in Paris there were two great garden events, one was L'Art Du Jardin in the Grand Palais and the other Jardins Jardin in the Tuileries gardens. Both featuring a varied selection of plants and trees, greenhouses, landscape gardeners and garden accessories and furniture. Great fun , soothing [ read more ... ]