Sip & Stay

La Zupperia de Johnny

Take a trip back in time to 1950’s America. Poodle skirts, sock hops, the conical bra, sideburns, drive-in movie theaters, the hula hoop, greased back hair and of course, the soda fountain. If you wanted a cold, refreshing drink or ice cream back in the 50s, soda fountains were the new answer. Put a jukebox, dance floor and soda fountain in a room with teenagers, and call it a party! Owner /…

MENÚ DE DOMINGO GASTRONOMICO GASTRONOMIQUE SUNDAY MENU 25/09/2022 Restaurante Sunset Beach – Torrevieja

Bufa la Gamba at the ‘Hogueras de San Juan’ Alicante 2022

Today we made dinner plans at a Thai restaurant here in Torrevieja. Restaurante Thai Suvarnabhumi located near the visitors center. This is our first visit after living here for almost four years! What took so long? Well, I cook a variety of Asian style foods, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laos, Chinese and of course Thai. We are lucky here as we have a well stocked Asian grocery store (located near the…

Kobe Sushi Y Ramen

Lovers of food have plenty to be thankful for living in Torrevieja. This multi-cultural town has food from around the world. One thing we have been missing, until recently is a nice big warm bowl of ramen. (I’m still waiting for Pho to show up, but I am patient.) So when some friends told me there was a ramen restaurant opening on Calle Ramon Gallud I was very excited. We made plans to go there…

A birthday of culinary explorations

Featuring La Terracica, Alma Beach Club La Mata & Habitus How does a food blogger, restaurant critic and hospitality marketer spend their birthday? Eating of course. And that was the plan Terri-Lynn had for my 52nd year around the sun, we would eat out all three meals. La Terracica The day began on Playa Del Cura at La Terracica. Spanish breakfast is a tostada. Basically half a baguette,…

¡Mi primer año en la comparsa de Carnaval ‘Bufa La Gamba’! Fue en febrero de 2019 cuando presencié mi primer desfile de Carnaval. Nos habíamos mudado recientemente a España y estaba fascinado con esta colorida experiencia cultural creativa. Era como ningún otro desfile que había visto, no es que yo fuera un experto en desfiles. Me volví hacia mi esposo y le dije: “Algún día estaré en este…

My first year in the Carnaval troupe ‘Bufa La Gamba’! It was February of 2019 when I witnessed my first Carnaval parade. We had recently moved to Spain and I was fascinated with this colorful creative cultural experience.  It was like no other parade I had ever seen, not that I was a parade expert. I turned to my husband and said “I will be in this parade one day.” If you know me you know I…

Seriously legit Cuban food in Torrevieja Spain One reason we chose Torrevieja as our new home here in Spain was because of the large international community. Depending on where you choose to do your research the town is home to somewhere between 115 – 160 different nationalities. That almost seems impossible but according to the town census it is true. This influenced our decision because of,…

Salinas de Torrevieja (the salt train tour)

Torrevieja is a destination for European tourists, many from the northern countries. They come here for the climate and the beach. Like any tourist spot in the world there are attractions outside of the beach that can occupy a few hours or days of your holiday. We have lived here over three years now and for three years I have heard Terri-Lynn repeatedly ask me to take her on the Salt train tour.…

When I googled the national dish of the United States the results were to be expected. On most searches the number one dish was the Hamburger. So, having been born and raised in the States I guess I do have some experience on the subject. We also lived in Portland, Oregon with perhaps the largest number of breweries per capita in any city in the world which almost always includes an attached pub…

We have some excellent Chinese food here in Torrevieja. But that is about it when it comes to Asian. I long for those days of finding a small hole in the wall Pho joint with bowls of stock having been simmered for a week overflowing with tendons, tripe and fatty brisket. So Vietnamese, nope. Cambodian, no. Indonesian, not gonna happen. There is one Thai place but after three years we still have…

We have been eating our way through Torrevieja for three years now and there is still a long list of restaurants we have yet to enjoy. But we do try. Our only experience before now with Las Columnas has been during the tapas weeks. So we know they have very good wine and the tapas were always some of our favorites but we had not experienced an actual full meal before now. The location needs no…

Road Trip to the North of Spain

AKA, Bisque Kitt’s Birthday Trip. He is eleven. It has been an interesting time these past 18 months or so. Covid hit and the world went into lockdown. We recently realized that our last time out of town, in a car was February of 2020. Just one month before lockdown. We had no idea at the time this would be our last time leaving Torrevieja for over a year. Thankfully, it was a great trip…

Carbonara with house made Tagliatelle

Itallian food is often times characterized by simplicity. Few ingredients which means every ingredient matters and should be the absolute best. Take Pizza for example. Flour, water, yeast, tomatoe and cheese. Flour has to be Tipi 00, the tomatoe can just be super ripe and pureed (though I have used a good quality canned tomato) and the cheese should be a quality Mozarella preferably Buffalo. That…

Ruta De La Tapas 2018

We are new arrivals to Torrevieja and Spain. Having recently just purchased a flat and making the decision to make this our home we are hungry for knowledge of the local culture and activities in this area. While looking at real estate one of our brokers told us about “Tapas weeks” when the bars and cafes around town would participate in these events. So after just a few months of living in…