Jesús, Emilio, Antonio, Samuel, Angel & Javier

11870.com is a website that you can use to save and share reviews, pictures and videos of your favorite places and services and have them all close-at-hand. I’ve been a member there since August 2008 and usually add new restaurants and tapas bars (this is my 11870 page). About a week ago I got an email from one of my Seville contacts there, Javier, saying that he was organising a meet, and after a bit of back-and-forthing with group emails we ended up going to Puracepa last Thursday evening. Those are the boys up there – I was the only woman and the only guiri (foreigner). A wonderful time was had by all with excellent food & wine and very interesting conversations. By the end of the evening we were all laughing together like old friends and looking forward to the next meet up, which should be sometime in the next couple of months.

You can see more photos below…

[also posted on azahar’s Sevilla]

ensaladilla (prawn & potato salad)

toasted country bread with pringá and quail eggs

stewed pig’s cheeks (carrillada)

cured sheep’s cheese from Cádiz

soaking up the sauce (it was so good!)

Jesús deciding on a red wine

Juan Manuel looked after us very well