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GWYNETH
AND MARIO & MARK AND CLAUDIA
Four famous friends with a convertible demonstrate how to
live the good life in Spain.
The road trip: a rite of passage for newly
graduated college students, or girlfriends trekking to the
region’s biggest outlet mall, or men with tee times
reserved at every golf course between here and Tampa. As good
as ordinary people can make a road trip, it’s impossible
to give it the cachet of this one—in Spain—teaming
Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, celebrity chef
Mario Batali, celebrated cookbook author Mark Bittman and
Spanish actress Claudia Bassols.
Happily, the witty, accomplished and impossibly fabulous
foursome put the top down on their convertibles to allow public
TV audiences to ride along as they embark on a one-of-a-kind
culinary and cultural tour in the 13-part series Spain...on
the Road Again.
From the seaside cliffs of Mallorca to the bustling tapas
bars and majestic museums of Barcelona, the series takes viewers
on a region-by-region tour of Spain, exposing them to the
best culinary and cultural experiences on the Iberian Peninsula.
All four celebrities can claim a personal connection to the
country:
Paltrow, who fell in love with Spain when she lived there
as a teenage exchange student, reunites with her “Spanish
family” and sees parts of the country she never experienced.
Food Network talent and Iron Chef Batali, making his debut
as a public television host, attended high school in Spain
and learned (in his words) “how to eat and drink”
there. Batali currently runs two Spanish restaurants in New
York City, Bar Jamón and Casa Mono.
Bittman, the author of the best-selling cookbook, How
to Cook Everything, and an award-winning public television
host, adds another layer to his persona as the lovable curmudgeon—the
“Larry David” of the kitchen—and draws on
his previous excursions to Spain.
Bassols, a native Spaniard and an up-and-coming actress and
singer, does her best to keep the three Americans in line
throughout their expedition.
Spain...on the Road Again combines the adventures
of an old-fashioned road trip with a sense of excitement and
discovery as two single-minded food- and wine-obsessed men
join two women who, in addition to eating and drinking, love
to indulge in Spain’s diverse cultural pleasures—from
museums to shopping, spas and nightlife. Throughout the course
of their journey, Paltrow, Batali, Bittman and Bassols square
off from time to time in a classic “battle of sexes,”
a friendly rivalry culminating in an Iron Chef-style cooking
competition, where fortunately, no one loses.
For the complete article, check out the current issue of
KETC Guide.
Tune In: The all-new series Spain...on
the Road Again starts Thursday, September 25, at 9:00
p.m.
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