A small restaurant with Arabic influences and two series to have a good time: what you can't miss this week
What you may have missed and what you definitely can't miss: the cultural and leisure offerings of 'Ara Domingo'
The week ahead, with Alejandra Palés
Some of the things we hope not to miss in the next seven days
I will listen Lily Allen's new album is on repeat. West End Girl, one of the best albums of the year, with all due respect to Rosalía and LuxThe British singer, a musical icon of the early 2000s, has turned the disintegration of her marriage to actor David Harbour into a new chapter.Stranger Things) in a heartbreaking, ironic, and addictive work of art. The story leaves nothing to the imagination: Allen takes us by the hand and leads us from the beginning of a relationship that seemed like a fairy tale to the most painful disappointment resulting from her husband's multiple infidelities.
I'll go in the Barcelona Libraries reading club dedicated to Persuasion Jane Austen's *The Last Star*, my favorite book by the British author. To mark the 250th anniversary of her birth, two reading and discussion sessions will be held on this story of second chances. The first session, taking place on November 16th at the Invernadero in Barcelona, will feature Helena Sotoca, a popularizer of art history with a feminist perspective, and Alba Lafarga, a cultural manager and communicator, reflecting on Austen's legacy.
I will have dinner Jazminos, a small, Arabic-influenced restaurant in the Sant Gervasi neighborhood, is a haven of peace. The food is excellent—the mante, rolls filled with beef and served with a yogurt sauce, are highly recommended—along with a good wine selection and service that makes you feel right at home.
The week that is ending, with Maria Labró Vila
Notes on what we have seen, heard, tasted and, in short, experienced in the last seven days
I have seen the first chapter of Love LAThe new series starring Rachel Sennott, which premiered this week on HBO Max, tells the story of a group of friends trying to make it in Los Angeles. It is written by and stars the American actress, an icon of Generation Z. Although fans will have to wait another seven weeks to see the entire series, it promises to be a good distraction for those who enjoy productions like [series title missing]. Girls either Insecure.
I've started Mercè Ibarz's new book, A girl in the citywhich arrived in bookstores this week. The author of The withdrawn land It portrays a Barcelona at the end of the dictatorship, where student activism, feminist counterculture, and early careers in journalism take center stage. It's a firsthand account from a woman who arrives at university in 1971 from her farming region and reveals herself and her missing partner.
I haven't been able to stop thinking in Rosalía and everything surrounding the announcement and promotion of LUXThe artist from Sant Esteve Sesrovires has managed to keep us talking about her every day with constant attention-grabbing posts on social media. From the TikTok video in Callao, to the score of Berghain or its spiritual turn, which has included all kinds of debates about God and Christian iconography. Beyond the musical quality of her new, fourth album, Rosalía and her team have proven that, when it comes to marketing, they are unbeatable.
I have gone to the Museum of the History of Catalonia to see the exhibition The Roma people in Catalonia: history and cultureThe exhibition, which can be seen until August 2, 2026, is part of the commemoration of the 275th anniversary of the Great Roundup of 1749 and the 600th anniversary of the arrival of the Roma people to the Iberian Peninsula. It invites reflection on historical challenges that still persist.
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