Food

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Color y gloria: Catalina La Fina

Catalina La Fina

When my friend Angela told me about Catalina La Fina a while ago I was curious not least because it was bearing my own name. When we finally got there I fell in love with its long red lacquered bar right away. The exact color of Pedro Almodóvar’s kitchen in his recent movie Dolor y Gloria. Sitting at an equally red table on the boardwalk we enjoyed the relaxed Santa Catalina neighborhood. But the true star that night was Xema Álvarez. The young Mallorcan chef conjured up some most delicious…

Food

Wild at heart: Fera

Fera dessert

There are many secret gardens in Palma, in the back of a noble mansion maybe, or behind a high dilapidated wall. One of the most beautiful urban oases I know is the yard of Fera. Having lunch under the airy canopy while the sunlight softly breaks through the foliage is pure happiness. Thanks to the garden, but even more so to the cuisine of Simon Petutschnig and his team.  A way of cooking and celebrating food for all our senses. Every dish is intense in color and texture, carefully arranged…