THE AVANT

Clothes designer Silvia Garcia Presas has described “the lightness of summer” as a kind of muse for her work.

May 5, 2012 by in Fashion

Gambaro Boutique

Gambaro stands out like a maverick – albeit a youthful and elegant one – on historically tourist stomping ground Avinguda Gaudi.

Dec 1, 2011 by in Fashion

Music Hall

If in its previous City Hall incarnation, Music Hall was lagging behind the big boys Apolo and Razzmatazz as a live music venue it is all change at the Rambla de Catalunya landmark these days.

Dec 1, 2011 by in Music

Magnolia

Magnolia is the kind of restaurant you dream of stumbling across when you’ve decided on an impromptu dinner.

Dec 1, 2011 by in Food

Mix

If you like your downtown cocktail bars to be of the moodily low lit and leather-furnished lounge variety, chances are Mix will tick the right boxes.

Nov 1, 2011 by in Drink

Suborn

This is a relaxed, minimally decorated Mediterranean eatery with a fun, 80s vibe.

Nov 1, 2011 by in Food

Spicy Cocktails

Cocktails are getting hotter, with recipes new and old to really get the taste buds going for anyone who dares.

Oct 4, 2011 by in Drink

Efecto Limón

At first glance, the model is wearing a series of pretty, vividly striped and polka dotted A-line miniskirts.

Sep 5, 2011 by in Fashion

Paco Rueda Shop

If the Born's “Fashion Quarter” status wasn’t already crystallized, the entrance of Paco Rueda Shop is sure to have done the trick.

May 31, 2011 by in Fashion

Tea-Infused Cocktails

Tea-Infused Cocktails

5,000 years after it was first brewed, tea is enjoying a little resurgence, with the world of cocktails experimenting with tea infusions.

Mar 1, 2011 by in Drink

No Fotis!

No Fotis!

A new Catalan slang dictionary has come to shake up your vocabulary.

Nov 2, 2010 by in Books