A slice of Spanish food past

Before we move on from restaurants in foreign climes, you may have noticed that most of the pictures featured in the last post were of business cards. Whilst routing around these, a few old ones fell out of the old Spanish phrase book, ones of two restaurants visited some time ago, two years apart. Yet in my opinion they were culinary gems, so here are two more short culinary interludes from my travels past.

ES PUNTET

Ciutadella

The previous blog did not feature a restaurant located in Ciutadella, Menorca's second city. It also ended with me saying Ca Na Marga was the restaurant I would reccomend in Menorca today. In actuality, if Es Puntet was still around, that could possibly be revised. On the second night of my most recent visit to Menorca, I charged through that beautiful ancient city looking for where I knew this little marvel was situated (as three years ago I had frequented it quite a few times). Yet sadly I was dissapointed to find it had vanished from the streets of Ciutadella; indeed Es Puntet had not survived the intervening years.

It was a loss I feel, not just to me, but to the island itself as it was simply a superb place to eat. Charming and humble, fresh and modern in feel, and sheer gastronomic delight in terms of the food offered. The only reason this Es Puntet is not 5-starred for me, is because it is no longer there for me to re-visit.

LA LUNA

Moraira

Mainline Spain this time, and the Costa Blanca, in a bustling town called Moraira. Again very humble and hidden in terms of look and location. Very welcoming and acclimatized British owners and staff. And again a place that houses a chef of pure genius. Seriously, what that kitchen did just beggars belief at times. I do not know about the fate of La Luna, what has become of it, or whether it is still there but if it is - I urge anyone to go. What I will quickly say about its location however, though nothing is wrong with it intrinsically, it did not have the mystique or the joie de vivre of Es Puntet. 

Nevertheless, stunning food and a stunning restaurant.