Food

Food

I feel good: Mama Carmen’s

Mama Carmen's

We all know those places, a café, a bar, a corner store that somehow looks like it’s been there forever. Like Mama Carmen’s in Santa Catalina. Alejandro opened his wonderful small kitchen only two years ago. Yet its colorful vintage furniture under the trees next to la Glorieta de Pau Casals belongs to the plaça just as much as the iconic pavillon. Mama Carmen’s is popular for its specialty coffee but their toasts are simply as good as their roasts. I love the spicy version with avocado…

Food

Aloha: The Duke

The Duke

Hawaii meets Mallorca: The Duke in Santa Catalina offers a blend of Asian, Mediterranean and South American cuisine. In a laid back atmosphere of a driftwood beach bar among surfers. Patiently waiting for the next big waves or hungry from riding them all day. The chips de yuca con salsa de miso that we got for a start with our drinks tasted hot and spicy like a sunset at the Pacific coast. But this was just the beginning of a marvelous dinner. The Duke offers various ceviches, the signature one…