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In the cup - fennel veloute with sea water. Very fishy tasting, served with a clam. Almost like a sea jello. In the dish - pigeon parfait, Bristol Cream, orange, and spices. Tasted almost like orange chocolate. In the spoon - fig's terrine with bitter tender almonds and foie gras. Yummy. First you tasted the almonds and then the foie flavour kicked in. Note the dish - who knew that Bulgari made plates??? Better not break one of those ... the cutlery was Guy Degrenne. I have no idea who the hell he is, but I'm guessing that it's pretty expensive cutlery.

We felt like judges on the "Iron Chef"

August 30th 2007
Geo: 41.9818, 2.8237Up for breakfast - toast, croissants, lots of yogurt and TONS of juice to combat my dehydration. Off to Girona by car, with a stop in Tarragona. We took the long, scenic route (i.e. - I got us lost). It should have been simple getting out of town, but it wasn't. We finally made our way to the oceanfront and according to the map, the ramp to the highway was right at th ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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