Gerry Dawes's Spain: An Insider's Guide to Spanish Food, Wine, Culture and Travel

Insights, information and photographs about Spanish gastronomy, wine, culture and customized tours to Spain, where award-winning writer-photographer Gerry Dawes, author of Sunset in a Glass: Adventures of a Food and Wine Road Warrior in Spain, has been traveling for more than 50 years. Content is from articles, books-in-progress and travel notebooks of Gerry Dawes. Reproduction sprohibited without written permission and author credit.

2/28/2013

John Dos Passos: A Tale of Madrid, La Plaza Santa Ana, Jorge Manrique, Pastora and Why We Love Spain!

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 * * * * * ROSINANTE TO THE ROAD AGAIN Copyright, 1922, George H. Doran Company, New York I: A Gesture and a Quest Telemachus ...
2/24/2013

José Andrés with a gintonic at The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills

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  * * * * * José Andrés with a gintonic at The Bazaar by José Andrés at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills.  Photograph by Gerry ...
2/06/2013

Pedroches D.O. (Córdoba) jamón Ibérico cutter Clemente Gómez & Francisco 'Paco' Castro (l), venenciador for the DO Montilla-Moriles at Madrid Fusión 2013 Cutting & Pouring for VIPs

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* * * * * I am just back from one Hell of a trip to Spain, at Madrid Fusión 2013, where I introduced on stage Chef George Mendes of ...
2/04/2013

Another Exceptional Lunch at El Crucero in Corella (Navarra) with the Wines of Carlos Aliaga, Jan. 28, 2013

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 * * * * * Aliaga Lágrima de Garnacha Rosado 2012 at El Crucero Restaurante, Corella (Navarra).  Photo by Gerry Dawes copyright 2013 / ...

Café de Chinitas, One of Madrid's Best Classic Tablaos Flamencos

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* * * * *  Victoria Duende, one of the stars at Madrid's Café de Chinitas, also danced at Corral de la Morería in Madrid.  Victoria...
2/02/2013

Prelude to another great luncheon at one of my favorite restaurants in Spain, El Crucero Restaurante, Corella (Navarra): Full Report to Follow

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* * * * * Olives, house cured fresh anchovies and beer before an wine tasting luncheon  with Carlos Aliaga at Nabor Jimenez's El C...
1/27/2013

Casa Lucio in Madrid with Aldea NYC's Georges Mendes, Peruvian-Italian chef Rafa Rodriguez, Colombian chef Jorge Rausch & Colombia Ministry of Commerce Rep. Ximena Hernandez,

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* * * * * Casa Lucio Jan. 21, 2013. George Mendes, Aldea NYC, Anne McBride (Culinary Institute of America) y amigos. Photo by Gerry D...
1/26/2013

Chef George Mendes of NYC's Aldea Restaurant takes in a flamenco performance at Cafe de Chinitas in Madrid after a day at Madrid Fusion 2013.

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* * * * * Chef George Mendes (foreground) of NYC's Aldea Restaurant takes in a flamenco  performance at Cafe de Chinitas in Madrid...

Madrid Fusión 2013: Super Star Chefs Dani García of Calima in Marbella and Manzanilla NYC with his mentor Martín Berasategui

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* * * * * Dani García of Calima in Marbella and Manzanilla NYC  with his mentor Martín Berasategui at Madrid Fusión 2013.  Photo by ...
1/24/2013

My Profile of George Mendes for the Madrid Fusión 2013 Book with Photos

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* * * * * Chef George Mendes, Aldea Restaurant, New York City by Gerry Dawes©2013 Aldea Restaurant NYC's George Mendes with ...
12/12/2012

El Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid

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* * * * *   El Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid.   Photo by Gerry Dawes copyright 2012. Cigalas (Dublin Bay prawns), El Mercad...
12/11/2012

Rafael Vidal's True Paellas Valencianas at Restaurante Levante outside of Valencia.

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  * * * * * One of Rafael Vidal's true paellas valenciana s at Restaurant e Levante outside of Valencia.  Real paella valenciana ...
12/05/2012

Huevos a la Flamenca, A Traditional Dish From Andalucía

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* * * * * H uevos a la fla menca was one of the most ubiquitous dishes in southern Spain during my early years there in the late 1960s...
12/03/2012

The Spanish Artisan Wine Group Arrives in US With a Plethora of Low Octane Beauties, View From The Cellar (July-August 2012) by John Gilman, Publisher

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* * * * *   The sun going down over the vineyards in Bierzo - time to fire up the grill and break out the tapas.    All photograp...
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