Spain... on the Road Again — Season 1, Episode 7: From the Sublime to the Surreal

Episode synopsis

Michael Stipe joins the road trip and cruises around Barcelona with Mario and Claudia, including a stop at the colorful La Boqueria market. Gwyneth and Mario travel outside of the city to the 3–star Michelin kitchen of Chef Carme Ruscalleda. A tour of the historic Jewish Quarter in Girona really hits home for Gwyneth. Mark and Claudia have a surreal time at the Dalí museum and then drive to culinary hot–spot Roses. Chef Rafa appeals to Mark with his minimalist style of cooking Catalunya’s finest seafood.

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
• E6Rockstar Surprise in Catalunya
• 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