Month: August 2024

Not Quite a Michelin Star – but Close

August 27, 2024
by Jan Edwards
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Yearning for a Michelin-starred dining experience in Mallorca, but held back by the three-figure-per-person cost? The next best thing is to find out which of these restaurants have a chef responsible for other, less expensive establishments. Over several years, I was fortunate to eat in all the Michelin-starred restaurants for review purposes, but Fusion19 in Playa de Muro didn’t have a star back then. The famous red guide awarded the coveted star for 2023 (and […]

Learn to Make a Paella in Mallorca

August 23, 2024
by Jan Edwards
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Mallorca has its own traditional rice dishes, but paella – which originated in Valencia – is the dish many people seek out when they come to the island. You can find some well-made paellas in restaurants in Mallorca, but learning how to make it yourself is a useful skill to take back home to impress family and friends. Paella Workshop & Lunch in the Countryside The beautiful 5-star boutique hotel Finca Ca’n Beneït, nestling in […]

Take a Lesson in Mallorcan Cooking

August 14, 2024
by Jan Edwards
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If you were watching the TV series Marcus in the Med on Monday evening, you will have seen a young woman named Paula talking about, and sharing, a coca with the British chef. Coca is sometimes referred to as the Mallorcan equivalent of pizza. It’s a delicious snack for anytime and I love it topped with spinach or Swiss chard. Paula Mas Boned has a cookery school called Soqueta Experiences in Sant Jordi (not far […]

A Drink with a View on Mallorca’s East Coast

August 6, 2024
by Jan Edwards
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Drink on a rooftop, anyone? Here are two places to do just that this summer on the east coast of Mallorca. Sky Bar, Sol i Vida in Porto Cristo When I visited this hotel in Porto Cristo in 2019, it had just opened under the name of Som Dona. I’d gone to record an interview with the general manager for my Mallorca Sunshine Radio show back then. Som Dona was newsworthy because it was the […]