11/29/2023 0 Comments Barcelona wine bar brookline![]() To read about my Spain travels, check out my blog posts on Madrid, Cordoba and Sevilla, Ronda and Costa del Sol, and Granada and Toledo. If only it were this easy to go on a repeat vacation to Spain! ![]() We had a delicious meal and an evening I’d like to repeat soon. Dessert was chocolate cake and (what else but) churros, served with a little dipping cup of hot chocolate.īig thanks to Barcelona Restaurant and Wine Bar for transporting me back to Spain for a night. We ate at a leisurely pace, just like in Spain, and lingered over wine and dessert. The Spanish version we had consists of crispy bread crumbs, mixed with chorizo, and topped with a fried egg. I knew that migas is a Tex-Mex dish of scrambled eggs topped with tortilla chips (I ate a plate in Houston a couple of years ago) I didn’t know that Spanish migas is entirely different. Roasted bone marrow, golden beet and blood orange salad, pork belly tenderloin (a special that night), sweetbreads a la plancha, a kale salad (I was enamored with the anchovy vinaigrette and the panko breadcrumbs), and migas But below are some that made it into my camera (and into my belly): We sampled many other dishes that night that I couldn’t even keep track, and I didn’t get to take a picture of each plate either. Fideos is a toasted noodle dish, and at Barcelona restaurant, it was toasted lobster-infused noodles, topped with shrimp and a dollop of aioli. That and the shrimp fideos were my favorite dishes that night. I really liked the whipped sheep’s cheese (as much as I liked the sheep’s milk ricotta at Locanda Verde in New York and the whipped goat’s milk feta from Tavern Road at the Fort Point area). Chef Steven Brand sliced the jamon iberico tableside and as we let the salty, silky ham melt in our mouths, I remembered why I wanted to eat it everyday when I was in Spain. We ordered a bunch of tapas, but the kitchen also sent out some must-try dishes. I often forget about sherry but I do like it, especially the intensely sweet ones. We started at the bar, where I had a white sangria, and also had a sip of sherry. I attended a media tasting with two of my blogger friends, Rachel from Fork It Over, Boston and Richard from The Passionate Foodie. The Brookline outpost is part of an award-winning Spanish tapas restaurant group (other locations are in Atlanta and throughout Connecticut). Last month, I had the pleasure of dining at Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant. Every bite was delicious and we got drunk on the Spanish way of life, so leisurely and passionate at the same time, and so closely tied to our own heritage of being Filipino. We feasted on jamon iberico and churros, tapas and pintxos, paella, sangria, and more churros. We had a blast, enjoying the nightlife, seeing all the sights, marveling at the architecture, basking in the culture, and eating all the food.Īnd I really mean eating ALL THE FOOD, because it was a gastronomic excursion along different cities. But I was transported back to the place of my favorite vacation when I had dinner at Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar in Brookline, Mass.Īs some of you guys may remember, last summer I went to Spain with my good friend Fe. The ever-changing menu is focused on clean flavors, seasonal ingredients, specialties from Spain and the Mediterranean, and rustic small plate presentations created by chefs with tremendous talent. If you like what you see, and are interested in having me photograph your Barcelona Wine Bar wedding, please get in touch.Not physically. Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant is a warm and welcoming tapas bar inspired by the culture of Spain. After the toasts, Nick surprised Chelley by serenading her with the sweet song “I Like You.” I’ve included one verse and the chorus below:Īt the end of their reception, Nick and Chelley walked away hand-in-hand, and hopped on the T for their ride back to their hotel. Chelley and Nick met at an Israeli folk dancing club, so on top of the hora, there were other Israeli dances mixed in with the wedding standards. ![]() Barcelona Wine Bar provided delicious tapas, paella and drinks throughout the event, with guests drifting between the inside and the outdoor patio to enjoy the early spring sunshine. ![]() Nick and Chelley’s wedding reception achieved that wonderful combination of simultaneously (or alternately) feeling like a relaxed dinner party and the best dance party you’ve ever been to. I love those threads of connection to their family, their history, and their community. Their emotional wedding ceremony was led by the same rabbi who had led Nick’s bar mitzvah, and was under a chuppah made from their grandfather’s prayer shawls. Chelley and Nick are two high-energy, loving, generous and goofy souls. ![]()
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