Tapas Barcelona – Evanston IL

By Marcel Brown | November 5, 2022 |

While visiting my older daughter for her senior year family weekend at Northwestern University, I took her, her boyfriend, and my lady to Tapas Barcelona, not surprisingly a tapas restaurant. I’ve been here once before but had not yet tried a Margarita. Since this was about a month after my daughter had turned 21, I treated us all to a pitcher of Margaritas!

The Margaritas that night were good, but not great. The flavor was good and well balanced but it had just a slight bit more more “fruitiness” than I prefer. Still it was worthy of a 7.5 on this night.

Overall, Tapas Barcelona is a great restaurant. They have a wide variety of tapas options and I’ve not been disappointed in anything I’ve had ever eaten there. If you are in Evanston, IL, make sure to stop by!

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The podcast for Margarita and Tequila lovers! Your host, Marcel Brown – The Madman of Margaritas, talks all things Margarita and Tequila. Learn about what makes a good Margarita, listen as he taste tests a variety of Margarita recipes you can make at home, samples a variety of Tequilas, and take in his experiences with Margaritas and Tequilas from various restaurants and bars. You’ll even get to hear from expert bartenders, industry professionals, Margarita and Tequila enthusiasts, and other interesting people who just love Margaritas and Tequila! Who knows, maybe even a celebrity or two might show up? Get some limes and Tequila and join in on Marcel’s Margarita Madness!

In this episode, your host Marcel Brown, The Madman of Margaritas, along with his lady and Tequila drinker-in-training Jennie Bellinger, taste test 4 Añejo Tequilas: Cazul 100, Don Julio, Camarena and Los Rijos. The recordings were taken from videos the pair has done that are featured on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

About Marcel Brown

By day, known as the Most Trusted Name in Technology, Marcel is a nationally recognized technology expert with nearly 30 years of professional experience. Marcel has been featured on multiple national TV and radio appearances, quoted for numerous published articles, and his blogs have received national attention.

By night (or afternoon), Marcel is the Madman of Margaritas, having written over 200 blog articles over more than 10 years on his original Margarita blog, “The Best Margarita in Town – One Man’s Quest to Find the Ultimate Margarita”. Now rebranded as Marcel’s Margarita Madness, Marcel has added this Podcast and will continue his journey of finding what makes the Ultimate Margaritas by taste testing recipes from around the Internet, taste testing and learning about different Tequilas. Plus he will interview bartenders, other margarita and tequila enthusiasts, as well as people in the industry.

Connect with Marcel Brown:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcelbrown
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarcelsMargaritaMadness
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelbrown/
Website: https://marcelsmargaritamadness.com

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcelbrown22
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcelbrown22/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarcelBrownTech
Tequila Tastings on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTGb3BZ_qu4j4hW_Wo3q9RdxQt28X_wj7

About Jennie Bellinger:

Jennie Bellinger is a Certified Professional Coach and the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast, ranked as the top direct sales podcast in the world. She works with badass direct sales moms who are ready to double their monthly income. An entrepreneur since 2010, she understands the desire to contribute to your family’s future and be present with them in the here and now, and how difficult balancing those two priorities can be. So Jennie has learned the hard way (while building two separate businesses, raising two kids, and navigating a divorce) to fulfill that need to contribute and be there for her children.

Jennie is also known as The Direct Sales Domme. Luckily, as a Certified Professional Coach, her methods are very effective, not painful.

Connect with Jennie Bellinger:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/badassdirectsalesmastery
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badassdirectsalesmastery/
Website: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com
The Badass Direct Sales Mastery Podcast: https://badassdirectsalesmastery.com/bdsm-podcast/

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