This is the book of Rick’s personal journey ‘off the beaten track’ in Spain. There’s so much to love about this – the stories, the colour, the warmth – you can almost hear Rick reading the recipe header notes and the anecdotes about people he met on the trip. If you make one recipe be sure it’s the albondigas; while there are numerous meatball recipes, these, flecked with green olive, lemon & serrano ham, are divine.