Walking down the streets of Spain in the late afternoon you might double check your watch, confused to see tables full of Spaniards enjoying what looks to be lunch. No, the jetlag isn’t making you hallucinate. In Spain, lunch still occurs much later in the afternoon than most other countries, usually around 2 or 3pm.
The Dinner Rush
Excerpt from “Boqueria: A Cookbook from Barcelona to New York”
Main Image Credit: Liz Clayman
It’s 6:30 pm on a Thursday at Boqueria 19th Street, and the relentless buzz of the kitchen printer signals the beginning of the dinner rush.