June 2006

Les Cols

June 15, 2006

(de La Canya, Olot. Tel: +34 972 26 92 09. Email: restaurant@lescols.com) Les Cols is the most extraordinary space. Occupying the ground floor of a large old house, it was renovated a few years ago. Walls and floor are clad in matt-finished dark steel sheeting. The same sheets, cut into 15cm strips, are used in [...]

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L’Esguard

June 13, 2006

(Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, Tel +34 93 792 7767, esguard@miguelsanchezromera.com) Neurologist Miguel Sanchez Romera opened L’Esguard in a 17th century farmhouse about ten years ago, after teaching himself to cook – at age 45! With his medical training (he still practises on Mondays and Tuesdays) he approached cooking from a scientific perspective, understanding firstly the [...]

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El Celler de Can Roca

June 13, 2006

(Taiala 40, Girona. Tel: +34 972 22 21 57. Email: restaurant@cellercanroca.com) It was with much anticipation that we departed from Castell d’Emporda for the 30 minute drive to Girona. El Celler de Can Roca was one of three Michelin-starred restaurants (it has two stars) we were visiting on a short trip to Catalonia, and had [...]

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