Live life with fine Spanish wines

It is difficult to get any decent Spanish wine in the restaurants here in Malta. We ordered a bottle of Sicilian wine the other day with our meal, to my big surprise, it came with a glass cork. There has been a lot of much discussions on screw cap on different blogs and forums on screw cap, for example, hop over to, openwineconsortium.org forum lately, you will see how the topic sparked a lot of interesting and informative discussions from many different points of view on the thread. But glass cork? This was the first time I have seen a glass cork in real life.

After a bit of digging on the Internet, I found that these glass corks are made by CSI Closure Systems International, (more…)

If you don’t live in Spain, you may be surprised to hear that the so-called Spanish Omelettes served in all major hotels as a breakfast item is not a dish eaten in Spanish homes or restaurants at all. The real Spanish Omelette (called Tortilla Española or Tortilla de Patatas in Spanish) is made mainly from potatoes and eggs. It looks like a quiche or a pie.

I didn’t bother to learn how to make a Potato Omelette for the longest time. It is available in almost every single bar in Spain. Its popularity and availability is equivalent to a hamburger in the US. Most Spanish will tell you a Potato Omelette is very easy to make but I never believed them. I have seen it made a few times, and it looked like quite a bit of work to me. Now that I live in Malta, I get an occasional craving for a Potato Omelette, so after experimenting with making it for a few times, I finally made a decent looking but great tasting one the other day. It was not very difficult, but cooking the potatoes took quite a bit of time. (more…)

If you are planning to come to Bilbao soon (or later) and you want to experience some great wine and food typical of this area and also want a chic and cool international atmosphere you MUST visit restaurante Kikare. (more…)

Another working week is almost over and my advice is to indulge your selves over the weekend! To help you in the right direction I am now going to give away one of my big secrets – My favourite chocolate cake recipe. Anyone can do it; it’s a quick and easy to make cake with soft and nice chocolate taste. (more…)