visited the gorgeous hospital de sant pau again, another creation from the master domènech i montaner built between 1913 and 1930. as one of the principal examples of modernism, it occupies 9 city blocks in the heart of l´Eixample and hides many a surprise for repeat visits.
headed over to julia and enrique´s for lunch. hadn´t seen julia in nearly a year and it felt as though it was only yesterday when we´d parted ways. their digs could serve as the set for a pedro almodovar movie, so completely have they got the spanish feel down pat! they prepared a brilliant tuna lunch with the piece de resistance for dessert: santiago pie! impossible not to recognize it as it bears the trademark santiago emblem of a dagger. i was so excited, i could barely speak! we chased it down with some lovely dessert champagne and lively chatter.
somehow (go figure!) the conversation turned to hockey and it soon came out that enrique´s two sons had played hockey as kids and enrique was a big fan as well! he even pulled out his ref´s jersey and whistle as well as his sons´jerseys, hockey sticks and a puck. it was only by the grace of god that a spontaneous game of shinny didn´t erupt in the kitchen. however, we did pull out the cameras and snapped some priceless shots. great to break bread and bask in the delightful company of good friends.
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i can be a testiment to the fact that helene might have been on the brink of being caught for words with the splendid unveiling of santiago´s dagger iced on the cake. suerte (with luck)...within seconds, being the woman we all know she is, she recuperated with fine grace...
nice to have such lively company, though once in a while threats of elbow sharpening got me gulping, but with it being nice cava, no probs!
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