Three young Spaniards in wetsuits plunge into the sea to harvest a culinary delicacy that promises them a way out of troubled financial waters: seaweed.
If you are looking for the typical sun, sand and sangria version of Spain, the amazing wineries of the country's La Rioja region are definitely not for you.
The Spanish secretary of state for tourism has weighed into the controversy over an alleged fellatio contest in a nightclub in the Majorca resort of Magaluf, saying that such activities should not be "criminalized".
In their fields of vines in deepest Spain, the winemakers at the Jesús del Perdón cooperative smiled last August: the blend of rain and sun promised a bumper grape crop. They just didn't realize how big it would be.
Civil Guard officers in Valencia have arrested two crooked cooks suspected of making and selling chocolate cakes with an unusual secret ingredient – hallucinogenic mushrooms.
An online 'paella police' platform known as 'Wikipaella' has stepped up its campaign to stop the culinary 'prostitution' and 'crimes against rice' that they claim are commonly perpetuated against Valencia's most famous dish.
McDonald's has a problem in Spain: despite huge brand recognition, it is struggling to get late-eating Spaniards into its restaurants at breakfast time. But a new multi-million dollar campaign could change all that.
A supermarket in Valencia is flooded with desperate customers every time it offers 200 free bottles of water and bread baguettes at 9 o’clock in the morning.
Spanish chef Ferran Adrià has announced a September start date for work on elBulli1846, 'the world's first Culinary Innovation, Research and Development Centre' in Catalonia, which will also see his El Bulli resturant re-open in a different guise, with 50 percent of guests getting tickets via a free prize draw.
It turns out using a foreign language is not always a disadvantage. People are better at making rational decisions when they are not using their native language, new research by Spanish scientists shows.
Dirty Harry, Travis Bickle, Charles Chaplin and many more Hollywood legends are being hand-painted on vintage wine barrels in a bodega in northern Spain in a bid to draw in a younger clientele.
Just how Spanish are you? If you've been here a while you've probably picked up a habit or two from the locals, whether you like or not. So to help you find out how far down the road you are, the Local has put together a list of the top 10 signs that you've gone native in Spain.
Spanish wine conglomerate Codorníu says environmentalists are wrong to claim that the creation of new company vineyard in California will do away with over 150 acres of redwood forest.
Spaniard Martin Berasategui is one of four renowned European chefs who will receive honorary doctorates for the first time in France, organisers said Friday.
A Los Angeles food stand and catering company offering traditional Spanish cuisine has become a Hollywood star and now counts Steven Spielberg, Paul Thomas Anderson, Katherine Bigelow and Lena Headey among its loyal customers.
In this week's The Local List, we take readers on our second epic mouth-watering tour of some of Spain's most amazing regional specialities. From lamprey eels to candied fruits and all points in between, there's something here for all taste buds.
The traditional glass olive oil dispensers, or 'drizzlers', seen in Spanish restaurants could soon be a thing of the past as the Spanish government draws up new rules banning the use of refillable bottles, despite a recent EU veto of similar moves.
A united Spain is prepared for the fight for Madrid to win the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games, the bid's president Alejandro Blanco told AFP in an interview.
Spain’s Parliament has one of the cheapest menus available in the capital, with the politicians and their hangers on paying a bargain €9 for a three-course meal and only €3.45 for a gin and tonic.
This week in My Spanish Career we talk to Ryan Day, an American writer-turned-café-owner about how to avoid a bureaucratic nightmare when setting up shop in Spain and what to do to make your food joint stand out from the rest.
A popular nightlife complex in Catalonia will allow punters to pay the €10 admission price with groceries instead of cash to collect food for a local charity and raise awareness of poverty.
