Bread & Circuses

[English below]
Esta semana nos ha dado por el mundo circense. Si ayer
os hablábamos de nuestra experiencia en el Circo Alegría de los Payasos de la
Tele, hoy os vamos a hablar de Bread
& Circuses.

Bread
& Circuses (Pan y juegos de Circo) es un local de
bocadillos americanos e ingredientes
catalanes, deliciosos y
creativos.

(Fotos de los
bocadillos sacadas de su web)

El
origen del nombre del establecimiento Pan y juegos de circo
(Panem et Circenses, en latín) es una frase
acuñada por el poeta romano Juvenal, 140 años antes del nacimiento
de Jesucristo, denunciando el escaso interés del pueblo romano por
la política, ocupándose solo de tener el estómago lleno y el
entretenimiento asegurado:

“… iam pridem, ex
quo suffragia nulli uendimus, effudit curas; nam qui dabat olim
imperium, fasces, legiones, omnia, nunc se continet atque duas
tantum res anxius optat, panem et
circenses.”

“hemos
abandonado nuestros deberes; la gente que alguna vez llevó a cabo
comando militar, alta oficina civil, legiones— todo, ahora se
limita a sí misma y ansiosamente espera por sólo dos
cosas: pan y
circo.”

 Pues
sin ánimos de crítica política, pero sí de llenar
estómagos hambrientos, es lo que llevó a Susannah y a
Kathleen a abrir su local y llamarlo Bread and
Circuses (Pan y Circo, en inglés).

Ambas
socias son chefs estadounidenses, con
amplia experiencia en el mundo de la restauración.
Como las dos viven
hace un tiempo en Barcelona, se dieron cuenta de que a la ciudad
Condal le faltaba un sitio donde poder comer un buen bocadillo
americano, de los condundentes. Y decidieron abrir un local de
american sandwiches con ingredientes
catalanes.

Y
por si no quedaba claro que NO es un local de
hamburguesas americanas, lo escriben en la pared.
(#burgerhunters,
buscad por otro sitio!)

Aunque
no existen menús infantiles ni
bocadillos especialmente dirigidos a niños, la carta es muy variada
y además las dueñas, que son encantadoras, quitan o ponen algún
ingrediente según los gustos del niño.

La
opción de bocata grande a 9€ o medio bocadillo a
5€ ya convierte el bocata medio en un
menú infantil, acompañado de patatas
chips y pepinillo.

Asesoradas
por Susannah nos decidimos por
The Litigator, buey asado con
provolone por encima. Muy manejable y muy comestible hasta para
niños
con la dentadura en
transición. Para
beber, zumo de frambuesa de Cuckoo
Fruits para las niñas, cerveza Moritz y agua
para los adultos. También hay distintas variedades de pan para
escoger: pan sin gluten, payés, viena,
tomillo y limón, centeno.

Tenemos
que volver para merendar y probar los exquisitos
postres. (la foto de la
carrot cake también está sacada de su
web, tiene una pinta tremenda!)

Y
para seguir con el guiño de “Pan y Circo”, la decoración del
restaurante es con ambiente circense. Mirad cómo se quedan mis
hijas fascinadas cuando entran en los lavabos, señalando los
dibujos que decoran las paredes.

El
rótulo de la fachada también merece una pequeña explicación. Nos
explica Susannah que antiguamente el local era un antiguo taller de
reparación de motocicletas, y les gustó tanto el rótulo original,
con una moto tan mítica como la Lambretta, que decidieron no
cambiarlo.

Seguro
que ya os estaréis preguntando ¿pero dónde se encuentra este local
tan original? Junto a la Plaza del Sortidor, en el
Poble Sec, un barrio lleno de
restaurantes y bares originales para visitar en
familia.

BREAD AND
CIRCUSES

C/ Blasco de Garay 59 – 08004 Barcelona Web Facebook POSTS
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Bread &
Circuses is a place where they serve american style sandwiches with
catalan ingredients, all delicious and creative.

Susannah
and Kathleen are their owners. They are both american chefs with
extensive experience. After a while living in Barcelona, they
realized that this city lacked a good place where people could eat
a good american sandwich. They decided to open a place of american
sandwiches with catalan ingredients
.

 Although
there are no children’s menus nor snacks especially addressed for
children, the menu is varied and the owners are eager to take away
any ingredient according to the tastes of
children.

Standard
sandwiches costs 9 € and half sandwiches just 5 €, so half sandwich
can easily become a children’s
menu.

We
must come back for breakfast or tea and try their delicious
desserts.

The
restaurant is profusely decorated with circus atmosphere. Look how
my daughters are fascinated when they come into the toilets,
pointing to all the pictures on the
walls!

The
sign of the facade also deserves a little explanation. Susannah
explains us that the place was a former motorcycle repair shop, and
they liked the original Lambretta label, so they decided not to
change it.

Where
is Bread & Circuses located? Near Plaza del Sortidor, in
Poble Sec quarter in
Barcelona.