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03-31-09, 11:44 AM
Check this out: http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/special_features/barlata.html
Before knowing about the connection to Astana, I stopped by Barlata Tapas Bar (http://www.barlata.com/index.html), the new tapas bar in my neighborhood for dinner last week. They've only been open for two weeks. I met the owner, who also owns B44 in SF, one of my favorite places for lunch in the city. The food was great and once they get the service mechanics buttoned down, it should be a great local option for delicious and interesting Spanish tapas.
Two days later, I saw a random article in Bicycling magazine about paella- anyone else see it? Turns out that article was about the owner of B44 and it also mentioned the new place he was opening with "Chechu" Ribiera, called BARLATA! What a small world, eh? Apparently the other owner, Daniel Olivella, is also a big recreational cyclist.
So come on over to Oakland and check out our new local tapas joint and perhaps you'll run into a cycling celebrity!
Some more info:
http://www.barlata.com/cycling.html
http://spanishtable.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/286/
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/594847
http://www.yelp.com/biz/barlata-oakland (I think these will improve when their service issues get resolved)
BF NorCal field trip, anyone???
Before knowing about the connection to Astana, I stopped by Barlata Tapas Bar (http://www.barlata.com/index.html), the new tapas bar in my neighborhood for dinner last week. They've only been open for two weeks. I met the owner, who also owns B44 in SF, one of my favorite places for lunch in the city. The food was great and once they get the service mechanics buttoned down, it should be a great local option for delicious and interesting Spanish tapas.
Two days later, I saw a random article in Bicycling magazine about paella- anyone else see it? Turns out that article was about the owner of B44 and it also mentioned the new place he was opening with "Chechu" Ribiera, called BARLATA! What a small world, eh? Apparently the other owner, Daniel Olivella, is also a big recreational cyclist.
So come on over to Oakland and check out our new local tapas joint and perhaps you'll run into a cycling celebrity!
Some more info:
http://www.barlata.com/cycling.html
http://spanishtable.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/286/
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/594847
http://www.yelp.com/biz/barlata-oakland (I think these will improve when their service issues get resolved)
BF NorCal field trip, anyone???