In Spain, lunch is not a meal. Lunch is the meal — the largest, longest, most socially anchored event of the day. The food itself typically takes 60 to 90 minutes. What follows the food, and what most ...

Soaring unemployment, rising taxes and belt-tightening family budgets across Spain could finally spell the end of the traditional Spanish lunch and siesta. The two-to-three-hour midday breaks with ...