'The house comes with ten bikes, so a few of us went on a ride to discover our private beach, and it was absolutely magical'
Photo-Illustration: Eleanore Toulin To celebrate turning 30, model-slash-chef Eleonore Toulin organized a Menorcan vacation for ten friends, who flew in from New York, Los Angeles, and Europe. Toulin has been to Menorca before, but she centered this trip on a house rental — specifically, a 200-acre finca with an eight-bedroom farmhouse, a pool, private-beach access, and a massive kitchen for turning out one big meal after the next.
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9 p.m.: Paella and piano singalongs Back at the house we had a drink and played some gin rummy while more friends arrived. The caretaker of the house is also a chef you can hire, so we booked her to buy groceries and make a classic paella for the group. She showed up at 7 p.m., and the paella was ready by nine. It was huge. Like, you take your arms and do a circle — that’s how big it was.
6 p.m.: Fire up the grill @media { .image-grid-image[data-uri="nymag.com/strategist/_components/image-grid-image/instances/ckt0ghadv00bm3h6ipycrg0ov@published"] img { width: 300px; } } @media { .image-grid-image[data-uri="nymag.com/strategist/_components/image-grid-image/instances/ckt0ghrbd00bo3h6iouq0b5x2@published"] img { width: 300px; } } The menu was T-bone steaks marinated for a few hours in the fridge, and then barbecued.
Day 5 8 p.m.: Cook up bucatini all’Amatriciana Today was super chill. We did another hour-long hike to go back to the secret beach. In the evening, we cooked at home. I made all’Amatriciana, a tomato-based sauce with an Italian lard that is a bit spicy and cured with peppers, tomatoes, onions, and garlic. I added carrots and celery, which isn’t in the classic version, but it’s my twist. All’amatriciana is my specialty; it was a request from my friends, so I had to do it.
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