Spain... on the Road Again — Season 1, Episode 6: Rockstar Surprise in Catalunya

Episode synopsis

Claudia takes Gwyneth for a nighttime drive through her hometown of Barcelona. Gwyneth does a celebrity appearance and then the two ladies sneak off to the gourmet department to stock up on snacks for the next leg of their journey. The next morning, Mario and Gwyneth dive into Spanish bubbly in the cellars at Segura Viudas. Meanwhile, Mark and Claudia take to the seas to enjoy some of the most sought–after shellfish in the Mediterranean and later to a fish auction that has all the excitement of a Major League game. Back in wine country, Mario and Gwyneth grill a Catalan feast. Later, Mario shocks Gwyneth when they pick up an unlikely hitchhiker. That night in Barcelona, Mario and Gwyneth join friends for a rockstar dinner at the über–trendy restaurant Inopia.

About Spain... on the Road Again

Spain… on the road Again is a 2008 American food and travel series produced by PBS. The show features Iron Chef Mario Batali, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols. Each episode covers a different region of Spain as the foursome explore the country's culinary traditions and history. Before the series premiere on PBS, Paltrow and Batali promoted their tour and series on the September 17, 2008 episode of Oprah.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Tilting Windmills in Castilla La Mancha
• E2Pilgrimage to Galicia
• E3Coasting Along in Galicia
• E4Landmarks, Legends and the Lap of Luxury
• E5Basking in Basque Country
• E7From the Sublime to the Surreal
• E8A Sultan's View of Andalucía
• E9Castillian Hog Heaven
• E10Gawking at Gaudí and Asturian Adventures
• E11Island Hopping
• E12Pure Paella
• E13Madrid and the End of the Road