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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Damien Gabet

I went on a Barcelona food safari with ‘Spain’s best pastry chef’ to discover where the locals eat

Damien and renowned pastry chef Jordi Roca - (Damien Gabet)

If I were to play the association game and the other player said “Barcelona”, I’d reply with “water pistol”.

In 2024, the Catalan capital made news when locals soaked visitors as a protest against overtourism. Some called it the inappropriate actions of the few. I thought it was clever: simultaneously innocuous and forthright; no one was hurt and the message went viral. And the residents have good reason to be frustrated.

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