Bar Lobo take 2

I had all intentions of doing work during my break today but instead I had lunch at Bar Lobo with Gina and soaked up the sun!! The weather was beautiful and where I was sitting at lunch it was shining right down on me, it felt great :) 

After lunch we walked around la Boqueria for a bit before heading back to school for our evening sustainability class, which we hate! After class we walked to el Born to search for a place to have dinner for Gina's birthday on Friday, 21!! It was a great evening to walk around, lots of people were out and about and the air was cool. We made a reservation for Friday night and then headed home. I'm exhausted, the sun took a lot out of me today. 

This was my second time at Bar Lobo and much more enjoyable than the last. First of all, this time I wasn't alone and second the Menu del Dia was way better then the Spanish Tomatoes I got last time! Lunch was really nice today not only because the food tasted good and the sun was out, but because Gina and I are getting a lot closer. It really became clear to me today while we were sitting at lunch and we didn't need to talk the whole time. We were fine just sitting there people watching and enjoying the weather and our wine without speaking. That is when you know someone is a good friend, when you are comfortable enough to just be, to just sit with one another and comment when you feel like it. Does that make any sense? It does to me :) 

 I may have talked about this before, but I've been eating a lot of Menu del Dias lately so I thought I would explain them. The Menu del Dia or Menu of the Day is offered between 1 and 5 (give or take) during the mid-day meal at most restaurants in Spain. It normally includes a starter, usually soup, salad or pasta, a main course with a side dish, dessert, bread and a drink --all for one price. Usually, as you can see there are a few choices for each course. Menu del Dia is the most economical way to eat in Spain.

Ensalada de Hummus de Espinaca

salad with spinach hummus

Atun a la Plancha con Guacamole y Ensalada
grilled tuna with guacamole and arugula salad

Yogur Congelado con Moras
frozen yogurt with blackberries 
We wanted the Mouse de Fresa but they were all out so they offered us frozen yogurt with blackberry Sauce, I'm glad they were out of the mouse :) This was perfect, cool, tart, and sweet.

Bar Lobo

 Cherry Tomatoes at la Boqueria

They were so bright and red they looked plastic.

By the way, Ra is still my favorite Menu del Dia. I think I have a crush on the Ensalada Ra, no one can compete with it as far as I've seen.

A Lunch Date with Myself

I went to lunch by myself last week at Bar Lobo, I was going to order a salad and an omelet but then this women sitting next to me ordered the Spanish Tomatoes and from a distance they looked good. So last minute I changed my mind and went with the Spanish Tomatoes and a glass of Rioja. As I waited for my food I wrote in my journal and took in the restaurant. The restaurant was really cool, very industrial, yet inviting and slightly shabby with mix and match wooden chairs and tables, some communal and some two and four tops. There was a lot of metal, and black and white with the natural wood elements. One wall was plastered with band posters and the lighting was really interesting. There were two very large industrial lights hanging over a large community table, as well as big, white, round paper lanterns and these really neat lights made out of old atlases.

Spanish Tomatoes

By the time I was done taking in my surroundings my food arrived, one heirloom tomato half topped with mozzarella and olive oil, another with olive oil and green olives, an incredibly red tomato with an olive mixture, and a large tomato with some type of herbed olive oil. It was alright, could have used some salt, but I probably should have stuck with my original order, or at least ordered a second dish because after my plate was cleared away and I went back to writing in my journal and finishing my wine I realized I was sort of buzzed. I woke up early that day, ate an orange and a yogurt and then didn't eat anything until those tomatoes at 5, whoops.

Well I paid my bill, got on the metro home and then took a nap, what a great afternoon.