Benjamin Kemper

Benjamin Kemper followed the siren song of jamón ibérico from New York to Madrid, where he writes about the places that make him hungriest.

WORK UP AN APPETITE

This Tiny Country Is Overlooked as an Adventure Paradise

Here was a place where you could be jet-skiing in the Black Sea one day and heli-skiing down glaciated peaks the next—all in a country roughly the size of South Carolina.

Benjamin Kemper

IT’S STILL A BIG WORLD

Sevilla Isn’t the Sleepy City It Used to Be

It’s not all tapas and flamenco in the Andalusian capital, thanks to daring restaurants, revamped attractions, and next-level hotels that opened during the pandemic.

Benjamin Kemper

MAKEOVER

Madrid’s New ‘Frying Pan’ Plaza Leaves Some Locals Fuming

Faced with a social media firestorm over Plaza de España’s $85 million makeover, city officials hold the line that the square is an architectural triumph.

Benjamin Kemper

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THAT WILL NOT DO, PIG

Spain Has the World’s Best Ham, but Terrible Bacon. Why?

Spain is a pork lover’s paradise, a land of chorizo, charcuterie, and melt-in-your-mouth jamón. So what’s with the sad, flaccid slices Spaniards pass off as bacon?

Benjamin Kemper

THE REAL DEAL

Hate Pretentious Wine Tastings? Visit This Country

Love good wine but hate tasting rooms? Head to Georgia, where family winemakers invite you in for epic homemade feasts and an array of hands-on winemaking experiences.

Benjamin Kemper

Benjamin Kemper

This Tiny Country Is Overlooked as an Adventure Paradise

Sevilla Isn’t the Sleepy City It Used to Be

Madrid’s New ‘Frying Pan’ Plaza Leaves Some Locals Fuming

Spain Has the World’s Best Ham, but Terrible Bacon. Why?

Hate Pretentious Wine Tastings? Visit This Country

This Remote Island Off Africa Is Spain’s Best-Kept Secret

A Must-See Side of Madrid Most Tourists Don’t Know Exists

Partiers Are Renting Luxe Airbnbs in Madrid for Secret Raves

A Man Spent 60 Years Building a Strange and Sketchy Church

This City Should Be Your First Stop in Spain Post-Pandemic