Lisa is so polite. When I suggested that we get some tapas at this bar Gerardo told me about, she didn’t say anything. Which, if you know Lisa, means she didn’t approve.
“You don’t like that place?” I said as we walked up Gran Vía.
“It’s okay,” she said, shrugging.
“But it’s not great.”
“There are better places if you want tapas.”
Gerardo is a guide I met at the Reina Sofía Museum today. I figured if the guy had great taste in art (which he did), he should also know some hot tapas bars. But maybe not.
“So,” I said, “where do you think we should go?”
Well, if I was going to pick, I’d go to Juana La Loca, she said. “It’s right by my house. So I know the owners. And the food is amazing.” So that’s where we ended up. And Lisa was right: The food was fantastic. Here’s what we had:
–Lomo con pimiento (pork loin, paprika, cheese)
–Alcachofas laminadas plan (artichoke hearts)
–Carpaccio de bonito (tuna carpaccio)
–Risotto tartufato (risotto with truffles).
All washed down with a Mencias from Bierzo called Cuatro Pasos Mencias that was very fresh and fruity tasting—sort of like a young Beaujolais.
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On my first trip to Madrid we were having our third evening of tapas. Massive platters were being delivered to the table. I said to my guide, “I thought tapas was small servings?”
She shrugged and said, “Tapas is a concept.”
Apparently, we were in the super-size section of Madrid.
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