Thanks to Raquel and Gerardo for a delightful introduction to the Swiss dining experience called raclette. How fun to live in Barcelona and learn about Swiss traditions from Urugayan friends. To bring things full circle we grilled up some txistorra sausages (which are technically Basque I guess) to accompany our cheese-drenched potatoes and veggies.

I just love interactive meals. Assembling a fajita, boiling up some shabu shabu, pregaming on karaoke night with some Korean barbecue…which are your favorite interactive meals? Or are you of the “don’t make me work, just give me the food” camp?

After a year of married life in Barcelona, it’s time for turkey and pumpkin pie (if the flu will let me keep it down). Before that though, a quick thank you to friends Gemma and Anton, owners and rock star chefs of Els Tremolencs restaurant in la Garriga, who closed down their dining room last weekend to feed a pile of buddies a feast of canalons, roast chicken, and chocolate mousse cake.

Somehow I lucked into this crowd, so I guess as they say here I must have una flor al cul. That’s Catalan slang for being lucky (literally, I have a flower in my butt). In a few days I will have a turkey in my stomach. That’s American slang for Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Anton’s canalons. Boom.