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.
Did You KNow
Words and more...
All assassinations are murders but not all murders are assassinations.
Dedication
Irene’s decades of dedication to the Daily Bulletin
Bulletin’s first Editor, Andrew Valente pays tribute to Bulletin long serving local news Editor Irene Taylor who died this week.
Restaurant Review
There’s a Basque tavern in town
Taberna Bilbo, La Rambla 10, Palma. Tel:871:533713
Did You Know
Words and more...
Every now and then we lack adjectives that make all the difference when we want a specific meaning.
Pa amb oli and Llonguets: original Majorcan fast food
Spaniards, like many other people, tend to think that fast food is synonymous with junk food. It is not and never has been.
Sweet side of a visit to Majorca
A break in a bakery for coffee and something sweet is a good way to rest.
Why you should drink a toast to Majorcan wine
Head to the wineries of Majorca to taste and enjoy its unique wines produced from the local grapes of the island.
Restaurant Review
Fresh pasta order was such a hassle
Local restaurant review of Rosamunda, Calle Archiduque Luis Salvador 35, Palma. Tel:871-809089
Restaurant Review
Superb gyosas and stir-fried noodles
Daikiya, Carrer de Jaume Balmes 63, Palma (next to Plaza Alexander Fleming).
Did You Know
Words and more...
It was the biggest surprise of the year and to make it last as long as possible I’ll use it only for showering — I’ll wash my hands with a glycerine soap from Mercadona.
Restaurant Review
It was a day for eating calamares
Restaurante Plaça, Plaça Bisbe Berenguer de Palou 1, Palma (also known as Plaza de los Patines, where Celler Sa Premsa is).
Restaurant review
The great food of north China
This week our Bulletin restaurant critic visits Hemudu in Calle Rubén Dario in Palma.
Restaurant review
Fried rice in the Indonesian style
This week our Bulletin restaurant critic visits Tuk Tuk Asian Street Food in Palma.
Words and more...
If you look up ‘clothes’ in Roget’s Thesaurus, you’ll find two pages of words for items of clothing and terms associated with dress.
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.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Words and more...
Numbers are often used in idiomatic phrases in an apparently arbitrary way and not just in English but also in Spanish, Mallorquín and French.
Andrew Valente 25/09/2019 15:40