Back from… Marrakech. The tastes of Café des Epices.

Today, while I am writing is the 3rd Monday of January.

This day is called “Blue Monday” and the week that follows is considered the most depressing one of the year: Christmas holidays belongs already to a foggy memory and the upcoming ones are still too far away to be even imagined (except for us, obviously!)

Despite of all, Blue Monday reminds to me of our last trip to Marrakech because I felt truly, deeply in love with the shining blue walls of Majorelle’s Gardens. It also reminds me of the blues that keep me company whenever Fede and I leave separately after our trips, one to Milan and the other to London.

We spent our last moroccan afternoon returning to a coffee shop with a rooftop facing the famous “Marchees des epices” (The Spice’s Market) and is named after that surreal square: Café des Epices is locates in Place Rahba Lakdim, Medina’s beating heart.

The colourful explosions of this place are mixed to noises, smells and aromas that capture your senses without giving you the option of a choice: there time goes by fluidly, so different from what we are used when we rush back to our metropolitan lives.

Just imagine for one second, at the end of an exhausting and busy day, the breathtaking view of the sunset lighting up the African skies and The Atlas mountains aligned on the background.

Exception made of the hot guy sitting next to our table, I will definetely remember the taste of the lemon tajine: the citucy notes perfectly balanced with the smokiness of the paprika. The vegetables were soft and flavourfull, melting in your mouth accompanied by a loaf of delicious white bread to share.

No gin tonic, for once!

The only space left on the table was taken by the traditional moroccan minth thea: warm and syroupy yet not overly sweet. What a perfect companion of our leausurly chats!

I will definetely come back to Marrakesh (maybe with the hot guy that was sitting next to our table) but, before that, I wonder where our hearts are going to take us next: surely onto our next adventure made of unstoppable laughs, impossible loves and endless stories to share.

M.