Hi Spain lovers!

As promised, below is the link to the article I wrote for New Zealand’s Metro magazine in 2011 about our first few weeks in Spain (saying with Yoly’s parents!). I hope you enjoy it!

I know, I know. It reads like a clickbait title… “click on this or your trip to Spain will be a total disaster.” Well, I don’t mean it like that. But having just been to Rome, and spending the first t...

Finally I had the time – and the stomach – to tackle it. An epic Madrid food tour that hits 10 of my favourite places and bites in this city. If you’re heading to the capital, this Madrid food guide i...

Triana, Triana, qué bonita está Triana…” So go the famous flamenco lyrics. Triana, just over the river from Seville proper, is one very proud barrio, historically the home of a large Gypsy population,...

I’m a curious sort, and before I head to a place, I always like to read up a little. And Spain is clearly no different. Before I moved here in 2011 I had already begun devouring every interesting book...

It’s been a long time coming, but finally I’ve had a chance to make a video about some of what I consider the some of the best tapas in Madrid. And happily, they’re all in the same barrio! You see, ju...

So, about a year ago, I spent the most delightfully delicious weekend in a very hidden village in Spain. The village is called Pozos, and it’s a tangle of stone houses set in gorgeous mountains in the...

If you’ve ever heard of Spanish wine, you’ve almost certainly heard of Rioja. But for those who are new to the vino of this country, often they’ve heard that name but don’t quite know what it means an...

I know, I know. This blog is called Madrid Chow. And this is a video about Barcelona. But what can I say? I live and chow in Madrid, but sometimes chow elsewhere in Spain? I was in Barcelona for three...