His Catalan-accented event kicks off Thursday, April 25, on the Gothic Quarter penthouse terrace of esteemed food writer Matt Goulding.

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Although much regenerated in recent decades, the "Gothic Quarter" still exudes a lived-in atmosphere that makes it anything but an outdoor museum.

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La Pedrera, run straight as arrows, pointing to the heart of the Cuitat Vella (Old Town) and the narrow, tangled streets of the Barri Gotic (Gothic Quarter), which hides dusty plazas and Moorish eight-pointed fountains.

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