Andrew Valente
Andrew Valente has been a journalist since he left school at 18 in Glasgow where he was on the Scottish edition of the old Daily Herald. He came to Mallorca to work as a freelance correspondent for the London dailies and Sundays, using that as a stepping stone to a job in Fleet Street. But he got involved in the Bulletin and stayed on…and on…and on…and now Fleet Street doesn’t exist. He still reads the London dailies and Sundays.
Restaurant review
Variety galore at new Galanga
Galanga Asian Restaurant, Paisaje Santa Catalina de Siena 4, Palma (in Los Geranios, the small shopping centre opposite the Plaza Olivar).
Restaurant review
These cooks truly know their onions
Restaurant review: Restaurante Gustar, Plaça del Banc de l’Oli 11, Palma.
New Japanese place is a superb bargain
The Restaurant Review by our own Bulletin Restaurant Critic
Words and more...
Lower deck Royal Navy sailors used to call bread and cheese ‘soap and flannel’ but for railwaymen a bread and cheese meal was ‘soap and towel’.
A Parisian classic in Paseo Mallorca
Our own Bulletin Restaurant Critic weekly reviews of restaurants on the island.
Shahin's new €16.50 menu is a great buy
There were highlights throughout the meal, starting with the peshwari bread stuffed with chopped dried fruit that is lusciously soft and sweet.
Legs are invariably better than breasts
The Restaurant Review by our own Bulletin Restaurant Critic
The basic sponge was so versatile
In Spanish cooking alone, this original sponge, called ‘bizcocho’, eventually led to many variations on the theme all over the country.
Pastis: my exotic tipple for summer
One of the attractions of pastis is that it is packed with the flavours of dozens of herbs and spices.
Mixed paella a la italiana
The rice was plentiful, properly cooked, slightly moist and with a nice touch of oil.
Spätzle: glorious surprise at Patio
The Restaurant Review by our own Bulletin Restaurant Critic.
Melons: the best is yet to come
The best of the Majorcan harvest won’t be ready until towards the end of next month.