Browsing Catalan idioms the other day in search of the quirky, the bizarre, the downright weird – well, the bloggable -  I came upon a list of food-related ones and – oh, how could I have forgotten:  s’ha acabat el bròquil. The broccoli has finished.    Which means – said  in a voice that brooks no [...]

Talking of Spanish chickens (as did we in connection with El Prat airport), did you know that when you buy a chicken at the supermarket, the head is still on it? Had forgotten this detalle of Spanish life, one of the 101 Things They Never Told Us Before We Came To Spain featured at Brighter [...]

A couple of weeks ago I was in Girona to promote our book In The Garlic. I really like Girona. It’s quieter and more laid back and less built up than Barcelona. But it’s still – I hesitate to use this done-to-death word – vibrant. I was there for, amongst other things, a meeting of [...]