catalan
Documentary 'Listening to Garzon': Spain’s most famous judge judged
‘Escuchando al Juez Garzón’ is an 87-minute documentary shot as a single interview with the high-profile human rights judge in Madrid in late 2010. Over a year later, he is going on trial for triple prosecutions on his abuses of power at his country's supreme court. International human rights activists argue that this 'Judge Dredd' case is one of Spanish science fiction
catalan, justice, documentary, madrid, barcelona, trial, corruption
Ferran Adria, culinary avant-garde
In his own words, he’s just a 'chef with a restaurant', but this Spanish master is in fact so much more. Read cafebabel.com's interview with Europe's master chef from 2005
catalan, gastronomy, chef, interview, food, spain, restaurant
Ban bullfighting in Catalonia
It’s a briskly warm spring afternoon in Barcelona and blood is shed for the first time this year in the grand Monumental arena to the cheers of willing fans. Brilliantly shimmering sequins sparkle on the skin-tight suit of a proud Torero as he marks the beginning of yet another season of bloodshed
catalan, sport, protest, barcelona, entertainment, controversy, meat
Obituary: alphabets, butterflies and Inger Christensen
Why learn Welsh? They all speak English anyway. Why learn unpronounceable Flemish, impossible Finnish, self-assertive Catalan or miniscule Danish? But when the Danish experimental poet died on 2 January 2009 in Copenhagen, a loser language lost its most beautiful voice
catalan, literature, obituary, best of cafebabel.com, copenhagen, william shakespeare, denmark
Barcelona: a fishy hour with a young Catalan chef
A visit to the market and spell in the kitchen with chef Marc Cortada, 28, who talks about fish soup and crema catalana, Spanish versus French gastronomy and why young citizens don't cook anymore
“Centre-right and centre-left parties must work as a team”
Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, vice-president of the European parliament and member of its leading centre-right group of the European people's party and European democrats gives his opinions on the success of the right
catalan, right-wing, european parliament, european union, politics
