Pamela Vachon is a full-time freelance writer who covers food and drinks. She is a certified sommelier, former fine dining captain and bartender, and culinary school graduate. Ask somebody if they ...

In the late 1940s, Rita Hayworth was turning heads in Hollywood with a sultry, sharp-tongued titular role in Gilda. Hayworth’s character made an impression even further afield, inspiring the creation ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Watch CNN Original Series “Eva Longoria: Searching for Spain,” following the award-winning actress on a gastronomic pilgrimage across the rich tapestry of Spanish cuisine. The Basque ...

Years ago when I lived in Barcelona, I took my mother to a concert at the modernist Palau de la Musica. I remember the tall stained-glass roof above me, undulating and sparkling as the hall ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Food plays a significant role while undertaking Spain’s Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. The special pilgrim menus are something to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vitoria-Gasteiz's inland location means that it benefits from both easy access to seafood from the Bay of Biscay and exceptional ...

In America, you might get a bowl of peanuts or salted pretzels offered to you when you order a drink at a casual bar. In Italy, friends gather before dinner for aperitivo, where they order drinks and ...

One of my most memorable afternoons was spent eating pintxos with friends in San Sebastian, Spain. Often called Basque tapas, pintxos are, indeed, something to nibble on while having a drink, before ...

With a total of 16 Michelin stars (and three three-star restaurants), San Sebastian has the highest ratio of Michelin-star restaurants per square meter of any place in the world. But food lovers ...

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain — The city of San Sebastian in Spain’s Basque Country is touted as one of the greatest food destinations in the world. Depending on what you read or who you ask, San Sebastian is ...