Mark Tullett
Hangover Day
And logically enough today is international hangover day, following yesterday's beer day. If you do have a hangover today remember... I...
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Mark Tullett
- Jul 11
- 1 min
Restaurant l'Hortet
This last week I had the pleasure of discussing another vegan/vegetarian restaurant in Barcelona, completely by accident. We were...
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Mark Tullett
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Fes-T'hiu
Had an evening out yesterday at the twice-yearly artisan beer festival. This year it was back in the Plaça de la Vila, after being...
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Mark Tullett
- Jul 7
- 1 min
World Chocolate Day
Happy world chocolate day. What a great thing to celebrate - what's your favourite. I, of course, favour dark (70%+) chocolates.
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Mark Tullett
- Jun 25
- 1 min
Cream Tea Day
Yes, today is Cream Tea Day, so I may just celebrate by baking something... Over the past few years I've made a fair few cakes, ...
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Mark Tullett
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Sant Joan
Today is the day for the tradional Coque de Sant Joan, so here's a slightly less tradional recipe ( as it's vegan) from Delantal de Alces...
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Mark Tullett
- May 28
- 1 min
International Hamburger Day
Today is the day to celebrate the humble, or may be nit do humble, hamburger 🍔. The word hamburger is recorded in the 1880s and is...
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Mark Tullett
- May 13
- 1 min
19th Century Market
Vilanova i la Geltrú celebrates the Noucentista Market this Sunday in Plaça de les Cols and nearby Can Papiol The festival will feature...
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Mark Tullett
- May 7
- 1 min
Vegan Fayre Tomorrow
Although I've been vegetarian for well over 35 years, it wasn't until recently that I made the change to vegan (or rather plant based in...
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Mark Tullett
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Restricted Diet?
Having been vegetarian for over 35 years I am used to searching out the best places to eat, which in our first visits to Vilanova back in...
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Mark Tullett
- Feb 11
- 1 min
New Xurreria
In the last couple of weeks a new Xurreria opened in Vilanova. It's owner by the same people as the Artic Gelateria, and shares the...
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Mark Tullett
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Casa Marc
Had a little trip out this last weekend to a fairly new place in the 'Valenti Village' in San Pere with probably my longest known (in...
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Mark Tullett
- Feb 6
- 1 min
Espigall
Espilgall is a leafy green plant that only grows locally, so isn't very well known. I love it, and today there is an Espigall...
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Mark Tullett
- Jan 25
- 1 min
Irish Coffee Day
Yes, today is Irish coffee today, and I have to say I do enjoy a good one, though I doubt the whiskey used is always Irish. And today...
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Mark Tullett
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Past (challenge)
Bit of a double header today. I've been thinking recently about how Vilanova has changed in the 30+ years that I have known it, and...
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Mark Tullett
- Dec 31, 2021
- 1 min
12 grapes
The Twelve Grapes is a Spanish tradition that consists of eating a grape with each clock bell strike at midnight of December 31 to...
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Mark Tullett
- Dec 27, 2021
- 1 min
Calçots
Calçots (pronounced Kalsots) are long green and white onions popular at this time of year, here in Catalunya, and eat to find in all the...
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Mark Tullett
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
Vegans Vilanova
As a veggie I was excited to see this new stand in the municipal market which opened this November, and is doing well. Veganism and...
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