Sofia Restaurant

The Grand Hyatt Barcelona is not just a hotel. It is a complex of facilities that take care of any need a traveler might have. Tonight we ate supper at one of their restaurants, Sofia, located just off the main lobby downstairs. We started with tapas, their iberico ham croquettes made from that delicious Spanish ham that tastes like nothing else in the world. First of all, “iberico” doesn’t just mean that it is ordinary ham that comes from the Iberian Peninsula. “Iberico” is a particular breed of hog. They feed them nothing but acorns, and the meat has a savory flavor unlike any other ham in the world.

Next we shared a salad made of the freshest greens, apples, raisins and manchego cheese made locally. Finally our waiter brought us a four-cheese pizza straight from the oven. Tomorrrow night we may try their upscale steak house called LENA (They spell it with the “N” upside down. Cool.)

So now, for the first time in forty-eight hours we are properly nourished, properly hydrated, and we are ready to get back on a normal sleep schedule.Read more