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Hola, this is Anna. I am a Catalan noia with Basque roots – that really explains my obsession with food. What made me start this? Virtually cooking 9 to 6pm from a call centre cubicle was not enough… Curiosity can also make a cat stronger, therefore I started Pastry School a feew weeks ago.  I chose Espai Sucre because it simply is the best school.

I live in Barcelona, where the sun shines and architecture, food and wine are all Gods. So is family, you don’t mess with the family. I’m in love with the Mediterranean, although I wouldn’t mind if you ever wanted to invite me to a trip to Hawaii, Japan, Brazil or Indonesia. I’d go to Paris as well, I’ve never been to Paris. Oh and the Basque country is beautiful. Something not as good about the Mediterranean? Things don’t get done and “anything goes”!

My blog is here to document my food making and learning process: from reading to making up dishes to buying ingredients, from preparations to experimenting, from success to endless mistakes and to finally sharing it with my people. I’m Taurus and I don’t deal well with failure, so I always expect a much higher degree of success.
The basic idea is to have fun, learn and share, keep it as short as possible with nice, appealing photography. But hey, it’s all homemade, therefore it will look homemade! It won’t be perfectly written or structured, I am flexible in everything I do.

My aim is to follow seasonality, respect nature and what it produces for us to enjoy. Where possible, I want to select a wine to pair with the dish. We have great wine. I buy local from local farmers, butchers, bakers, groceries, etc – I want to show you the shops and the markets. I want to study traditional recipes and give them a twist. I also want to try dishes from other countries, such as Pão de Queijo and Beef Stroganoff.

I’m sure you are not surprised: I LOVE baking, however…I am not sticking to baking only, I don’t believe in limitations. Now, do expect a fair amount of baking around here: butter, sugar, flour, eggs. Chocolate. My God chocolate, really wish endorphins didn’t come in the shape, taste and flavour of chocolate.

Also, please note I am not a native English speaker – I will be thankful if you correct my spelling boo boos as well! Feedback, comments and opinions are always welcome. With time I want to shorten my texts and use my native languages also, Catalan and Spanish.

All on board, the ship is ready to sail.

Anna