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| | Despana | | | “More of a Spanish gourmet shop but at the counter you can get great coffee, pintxos, salads and soups.” —restaurant | | Cuisine: Spanish |
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| | | | | | There’s been a lot of love for Spanish tapas lately but did you ever wonder where you could buy all those delicious meats, cheeses and desserts and have tapas at home? The answer is Despana, a Spanish specialty food shop in SoHo on Broome Street between Cleveland Place and Lafayette Street. Walkin... Read More | | | | | | Oy! No time for a proper lunch. That doesn't mean proper food shouldn't be consumed. The warm Picante sandwich was scarfed down in record time so that I could get back to making phone calls. Despana, 408 Broome Street btwn Lafayette and Centreaddthis_pub = 'FrontStudio'; Read More | | | | | | Another project photoshoot, and another afternoon where a quick lunch was in order - we pick up some sandwiches from Despana on our way. We decided to try a new sandwich - the Picante: served warm, it consists of chorizo picante, Mahon cheese, Basque guindilla peppers, tomato and aioli. It was a bit... Read More | | | | | | It's too cold, rainy and gray to wander around for lunch today so we pop over to our local Spanish fine foods purveyor, Despana. It looks like they've expanded their offerings to include more tapas (cod croquettes!) and some salads too. Waiting for the food to come up is a delight because throughou... Read More | | | | | | Justin K. and I met for lunch yesterday in SoHo, where his new office is located. Our lunch venture started off quite poorly but ended up amazing. I spied L'Orange Bleue a bit east of his office; we walked over and found it to be closed... at lunch. Sad. So then we continued east, passing a litt... Read More | | | | | | In addition to the Spanish sandwiches for which they are already known, Despana has really expanded its ready made food case to include munchies of all sorts, side dishes, salads and even mini-sandwiches. Very tapas based, you can have your pick of whatever kind of taste you crave. It's a great way... Read More | | | | | | Another short summer Friday as we both head south, one to sun on the beach, another to enjoy a decent bowl of pho. Which means a quick sandwich from Despana and no dessert post later. Have a great weekend wherever you might be! Despana, 408 Broome Street btwn Lafayette and Centreaddthis_pub = 'Fro... Read More | | | | | | Despana, on Broome just west of Cleveland Place in Soho, is a small Spanish gourmet grocer and deli which also sells sandwiches and Spanish pastries. I went there to try their vegetarian sandwich, sandwich -- a bocadillo on Sullivan St. bakery ciabatta, and filled with mixed greens, white asparagus,... Read More | | | | | | Last night, we opened a jar of Mojo Verde Suave from our Despana Basket. Also known as Canary Sauce (originating in the Canary Islands), this combination of ingredients is impressive, being somewhat creamy without any dairy, only green pepper, olive oil, garlic, parsley, wine vinegar, cumin, pepper,... Read More | | | | | | The Sugar Almonds in the Despana Basket, are made by 1880, the same company that makes the Almond Torta, that I loved. These have a hard candy shell that is very sugary, like those candies often given as wedding favors. Sugary is not my thing, but the almonds inside are still undeniably wonderful ... Read More | | | |
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