http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore A blog dedicated to the discussion of food, restaurants and life Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/06/30/celebrate-the-running-of-the-bulls-at-cuerno/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/06/30/celebrate-the-running-of-the-bulls-at-cuerno/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:10:07 +0000 lindsay oberst http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/06/30/celebrate-the-running-of-the-bulls-at-cuerno/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/06/30/celebrate-the-running-of-the-bulls-at-cuerno/feed/ 0 In the Spanish city of Pamplona, natives and tourists come together for one week to celebrate the famous “Running of the Bulls.” You’ve probably seen pictures or updates on the news about multitudes of people running wildly down the streets being chased by large and angry-looking horned animals.   From July 7-14, Cuerno will bring this tradition [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/06/02/culinary-war-erupts-in-spain/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/06/02/culinary-war-erupts-in-spain/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:34:59 +0000 Cliff Bostock http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/06/02/culinary-war-erupts-in-spain/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/06/02/culinary-war-erupts-in-spain/feed/ 0 The New York Times featured an interesting story Sunday about an unexpected culinary controversy that has erupted in Spain. As any foodie worth his liquid nitrogen knows, Spain is the progenitor of so-called molecular gastronomy, a cooking style that employs unconventional technologies to change the ordinary form and texture of ingredients. This style, whose best example [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/03/27/the-best-paella-ive-ever-eaten/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/03/27/the-best-paella-ive-ever-eaten/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:32:49 +0000 Cliff Bostock http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/03/27/the-best-paella-ive-ever-eaten/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/03/27/the-best-paella-ive-ever-eaten/feed/ 0 Here’s a pleasant memory … and the best paella I’ve ever tasted. The restaurant, whose name I’ve forgotten, is in Montefrio, outside Granada, in Spain. We rented a house there almost 10 years ago. It was winter and the house, up a mountain side, only had a fireplace and a couple space heaters to [...]