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Curtain call: Forn des Teatre

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Everybody knows the striking Modernisme facade of Forn des Teatre. And shouldn’t miss a look behind the scenes of Palma’s most emblematic bakery. Tomeu Arbona was just awarded the Premi Ciutat de Palma de Gastronomía 2021. Because it’s not only the store front that’s outstanding. The official recognition came right in time for the 10th birthday of Fornet de la Soca, the culinary archaeological adventure now based in the traditional space. Making the store even more compelling. Fornet de la Soca…

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Café con María José Orero + Tomeu Arbona: Radical tradicional

October 20, 2020November 22, 2020

María José Orero and Tomeu Arbona, founders of Fornet de la Soca, about gastronomic archaeology, an ensaimada for Rossy de Palma and the inspiration of a children’s book. There is a chance in every crisis. In the wake of the financial meltdown 2008, Tomeu Arbona lost his job as a psychotherapist. And so, together with his wife María José Orero, a Waldorf teacher, he turned his lifelong passion for cooking into a new profession. They revived traditional Mallorcan recipes and opened their own…

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#NosQuedamosEnCasa: My Top 5 Stores with Home Delivery

April 1, 2020October 20, 2020

“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone.” I frequently think of Joni Mitchell’s famous lines these days in confinement. We are still allowed to do our groceries but we cannot even cook with friends…

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Earth to table: Mercat Ecològic de Palma

April 30, 2019April 29, 2019

Visitors to Palma rarely miss to stroll through one of the big market halls of the city. Fascinated by the abundance of produce and products, the hustle and bustle, the smells and noise. Markets have always been the heart of a town. The place…

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All you need is love: Colmado Sant Jaume

December 16, 2018October 20, 2020

Who wouldn’t love a small store just around the corner that sells everything for your daily need? A fresh baguette, some seasonal fruit and vegetables, pasta, a piece of cheese and some crackers maybe? Actually, you are also running short on…

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Men at work: Panadería S’Estació

March 21, 2018

Have you ever been on a glass bottom boat? Or on a platform with a see-through floor? Just look at the people’s faces entering the Panadería S’Estació, the bakery at the end of Carrer Sindicat. While new customers often wear that wary smile of…

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One hundred years of tradition: Forn del Santo Cristo

December 10, 2014January 26, 2017

On first sight, the tiny Santo Cristo store in the maze of alleys in Palma’s historic center resembles one of the many ensaimada vendors selling the unmistakable boxes to tourists from all over the world. But the impression is all wrong: the…

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Live your dream: D’Horno

July 4, 2014January 27, 2017

***Alex told me that Yalis is not working at D’Horno anymore. He owns and runs the shop by himself, today.*** When she was a girl, Yalismar Canozo Celis dreamt of being a flight attendant, serving drinks and snacks while crossing the Atlantic…