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With the Amateur Gourmet’s trip to Barcelona to dine at El Bulli, I had to wonder: How many people out there would plan a trip soley around a dinner?

Now, I’ll fully admit that one of the reasons I love going to the beach is the abundance of great places to eat with tons of seafood. (And chefs that know how to properly prepare grits.) But it’s not the reason I go in the first place. I can’t say that I’ve ever really gone anywhere in search of food. I also have to suspect that I am not alone in that.

I did dine at Morimoto’s in Philly when I went up there for the flower show one year. But I will even admit that was a bit of a fluke – I was poking through OpenTable to find restaurants around where I was staying and actually noticed the cuisine before I noticed the name, and thought, “Hey, a Japanese restaurant not too far from where I’ll be!” and got a reservation. And yes, it was spectacular.

But when I travel, it’s destination first, then figure out the food. Mind you, I love finding good places to eat wherever I am – I just look for them after I’ve figured out where I’m going in the first place. I suppose this knocks me down a couple notches in foodie status, and I’m certainly OK with that.

But I do hope Adam has a great time in Barcelona and that the meal is epic.

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