Paula, Barcelona Bureau Chief
Born in the Albariño wine region of Galica, insider Paula has lived and worked in Barcelona since 2000 with professional experiences ranging from creative consultant to copywriting. Since 2010, she has led the Culinary Backstreets team as a restaurant critic, experience designer and culinary walk leader. Her work has been featured in USA Today and other major publications as well as National Geographic’s show Top Tables, Top Cities.

Cristina, Barcelona Walk Leader
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cristina travelled around the world while working for a multinational company. As a consequence, her life is filled with experiences of different colors and flavors. After living in United States and Germany, she relocated to Barcelona in 2010, where she studied Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management and got her sommelier certification. Now she dedicates herself to her passions: culture, art and the world of wine. Cristina works as a professional guide both in cultural and wine tourism, she collaborates with several wineries in Catalonia and organizes different type of wine tasting experiences.

Danny, Barcelona Walk Leader
Danny is a native New Yorker, born and bred in Manhattan and has been living in Spain since 2007. With a background cooking in some of New York City’s finest restaurants, he traveled to Spain and after falling in love with this incredible country, he could not bring himself to leave. While he is passionate about all aspects of life in Spain, from history to the arts, above all else he is a die-hard foodie and oenophile, and loves to share his knowledge with visitors.

Mireia, Barcelona Walk Leader and Correspondent
Mireia, “Mi”, among friends, was born in Barcelona in the bosom of a family which believes that enjoying food is as important as breathing. Having lived around the world working as a Spanish teacher and translator, she returned to her hometown to get her priorities straight. Naturally she went straight into the kitchen. Inspired by her experiences abroad, she wrote two cookbooks that were published by Random House. These days she’s doing what she loves- giving cooking lessons, writing about food and taking visitors to the eat at her favorite places.

Nick, Barcelona Walk Leader
Originally from the U.K., Spain enchanted Nick more than 20 years ago and he hasn’t left since. A professional guide focusing on Spanish culture and cuisine as well as trekking in the countryside, Nick has called the Gracia neighborhood of Barcelona home for the last 12 years. His mother tongue may be English but the Catalan and Spanish of his adopted home country flow naturally from him. When cooking, as is his passion, he is purely native Catalan.