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One of the beautiful things about traveling is the food. As a foodie, nothing excites you more about trips than figuring out where the eating and dinning will happen. This was case when we were at Palma de Mallorca and heard about Quina Creu.
Right away Pearls & Sequence fell in love with the decor.
We loved the bar that turns into a library that turns into your living room with the bookcase and mismatched chairs. There was a homely feel to it.
Looking at the menu we were thoroughly stumped. How do we order? Everything we read; our mouths were watering.
We decided to make it a night of starters, pintxos and tapas sipped with a red wine; Cair 2012.
Spain means seafood, especially Mallorca, so our starters were Braised Octopus on Parmentier Potatoes and Paprika followed by Tartar of Avocado and Scallops with tender Garlic Sprouts.
Till today the octopus was the best we ever had. The flavors exploded and the paprika, with wine added spice to our pallets. Call it ignorance but we wouldn’t have thought of a scallops tartar balanced with the smooth and creamy flavor of avocado and after the octopus it felt light and pleasant.
We moved on to Pintxos – bit sized culinary creations. We decided to try Cod Fish Fillet topped with Alloi & Quince Gratin with Tall Filo Prawns Wrapped with Sweet Chili Sauce and Crunchy Pork Crackling taster.
All three exceeded expectations but if we had to pick, the Cod topped it. There is an art to melting cheese on fish and Quina Creu has perfected it.
It may not look like it, but these dishes are filling. We proceeded to continue with another around of pintxos, and relished the Prawns in Crispy Potato Threads and Mallorcan Sobrassada with Quail Egg. Sobrassada is a traditional Balearic sausage and we topped it off with a Tempura Prawns tapas.
Can you blame us for not wanting to stop eating? Our senses had flavors exploding, every morsel tasted better than the other and we wanted to order more but it seemed sinful to waste delicious bites of heaven.
All in all, Quina Creu is a must stop for any foodie, or anyone traveling to Mallorca.
With Love,
#pearlsnsequence
A few days ago ( before news of Solange hitting Jay-z broke twitter ) news about a potential makeup printer went around, with claims it could and probably destroy the cosmetic industry.
If for some reason you haven’t read it, here is the link http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/makeup-printer-mink_n_5279546.html and then continue reading my POV.
For the first couple of days everyone kept reposting and making a big deal about it. The concept is actually very cool, and even the demo is exciting I mean hey we anyway shop online, live in a world of apps, sext so why cant we use that very same technology to print the exact shade of an eye shadow or lipstick that we so desire? And imagine with the click of our mouse we can obtain at that very moment the color we so desire to have.
However this may not work.
Amongst the various points such as women like to feel special hence customer value, the shopping experience , buying makeup is such a bonding moment with the girlfriends the most obvious one should be is ; quality makeup for every skin tone and type of skin is different. Pigmentation matters greatly. For some women certain colors don’t work, or brands because of their pigmentation level, as well as they type of skin. The cosmetic industry is more than just colors; its quality and skincare within makeup- such as mineral base, hypoallergenic, etc and this cant be given via a printer.
I’m sure cosmetics brands have seen the value behind the 3-d makeup printer and have connected their own little dots – and despite the logic behind my reasoning as to why the industry is safe, what really got to me is the entrepreneurial mind and spirit of the young lady and the fact she actually got this printer going.
Inspiring and motivating yes; definitely a great way for all the entrepreneurs and startups out there to continue believing in their goals and making it happen.
Have an innovating Wednesday 😉
xoxo R!
Shop your favourite blogger’s closet during Blogger Fashion Week
FASHION Magazine, Trend Trunk and Style Democracy present http://www.BloggerFashionWeek.com, May 5th to 11th
Toronto, ON (April 29, 2014) – Want to score the latest fashion find from your favourite blogger? Look no further! From May 5th to 11th, fashion addicts across Canada can shop the closets of 100 of Canada’s emerging and established bloggers on http://www.BloggerFashionWeek.com – a rare opportunity for those with a passion for fashion.
Excited to participate once again at Blogger Fashion Week! Everyone in the Blogging industry have their unqiue style and outlook; its a fantastic way for many bloggers to connect ;and for Trend Trunk to make an online shopping platform into an fashionable event on its own, speaks volumes.
Every day of Blogger Fashion Week, a limited number of bloggers’ closets will be unlocked and ready to be shopped!Several bloggers will donate up to 100% of their proceeds to their favorite non-profit or charity through Trend Trunks’ Closets & Causes Program.
“We’re looking forward to helping bloggers grow the relationship with their fans and followers through this unique campaign. It’s extremely exciting to be launching our second Blogger Fashion Week right here in Canada with such an amazing group of bloggers and sponsors!” said Sean Snyder, Founder and President of Trend Trunk.
Connect with your favorite bloggers during #BFW and get a chance to nab their personal style at http://www.BloggerFashionWeek.com
About Trend Trunk
Trend Trunk is an award-winning company, which has created a social community and the leading app and web-based fashion marketplace in Canada. Recently featured on the Marilyn Denis Show and Cityline, the brand also pitched their innovative concept to a panel of Canadian business moguls on CBC‘s hit show Dragon’s Den, aired in November of 2013. For more information visit http://www.TrendTrunk.com
About FASHION Magazine
Bringing the world of international fashion home to its style-conscious readers, FASHION looks at global trends, up-to-the-minute reports on what’s in Canadian stores now and expert takes on fashion, beauty and style. FASHION is the #1 fashion and beauty brand in Canada with more than 1.7 million readers of FASHION Magazine* and has Canada’s largest fashion social audience including over 514,000 Twitter followers and 213,000 Facebook likes.
*Source: PMB
For further information:
Rashi B.
Founder at Pearls & Sequence
rashib@pearlsnsequence.com
514.501.3083
Sean Snyder
Founder, Trend Trunk
sean@trendtrunk.com
416-577-7326
xoxo R!
Monday Morning Giveaway…!!!! HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
I have teamed up with Trend Trunk, this really great online marketplace where you can cash in your closet! Seriously either you sell your apparel or you buy; and what we have done is to create this great contest….from today till the end of January, where all you have to do is
1) Follow my blog and
2) Click on the link below, sign your email and receive a gift card of a mysterious value.
What a fabulous way to start the week!
https://www.trendtrunk.com/mystery/pearls-and-sequence
xoxo R!
I found out I was nominated for this really cool award by Blogger Motivated Decor who herself is really admirable! Her blog is fun, fresh and just a joy to read 🙂 it is such an honor to be thought of and to be nominated!
The whole point of the Liebster is to grow support in the blogging community for new bloggers! and I think that’s really cool…how else we will all grow? Right?
As much as I LOVE readers telling me they enjoy my blog..for even more motivation, inspiration and good times you have to read my blog 🙂 you will enjoy it I promise 😉
If you are nominated for a Liebster award this is what you should do:
1. Post the award on your blog
2. Thank the blogger who presented the award to you and link back to their blog
3. Answer the questions given to you by the nominator
4. Nominate 5 to 10 bloggers with less than 200 followers
5. Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer
6. Notify your nominees by posting on their blog
…and now its me answering Qs instead of asking 🙂
Being able to go into business for myself.
Failure. And everyday I face it…
Being able to wake up another day…and seeing good morning texts from my inner circle. (yes small things count)
hmmm not sure..my stories centered around me throwing tantrums to get custom made outfits even back then…
I could improve in being more organized. Confident it getting things done.
Right now London, England comes to mind as well as Miami.
Mahatma Gandhi
To get healthy and in shape…trying to eat better and working out!
My bedroom…
When someone comments/writes to me and says ” I started a blog because of you, or your blog inspired me to…”
Hope I gave some insight into my world…here are my nominations:
Love.Life.Fashion – its fun, easy to read and just enjoyable
Trend Prediction- I always am in the know! and super informative
Le Zoe Musings- OMG I love her style and how simple things are shown so beautifully.
Fit Mom- just what you need to be healthy!
Glitter n Glue– Its a fun site devoted to styling yourself, with fun tips and ideas 🙂
Thanks again to Motivated Décor for thinking of me!
Here are my questions:
1) What is the one thing missing from your life?
2) What inspires you to do what you do?
3) Are you living your dream?
4) If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
5) Define perfection
6) Why did you start a blog?
7) Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
8) Do you live to eat, or eat to live?
9) which animal do you identify yourself with?
10) how does it feel to be nominated?
xoxo R!
Pearls & Sequence 