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homenaje a julio moreno

25 Wednesday Jun 2025

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Julio Moreno & Manuel Salinero

The wonderful Julio Moreno has stepped down as president of the Academia Sevillana de Gastronomía y Turismo (of which I became a proud member in June 2023) and super-foodie Manuel Salinero is stepping up. Today the Academy held a tribute luncheon for Julio at Ispal with most of the academy members showing up (no small feat, it’s like herding cats!) as well as some special guests from the gastronomy and tourism scene here. 

We enjoyed a fabulous sevillano meal with modern touches, the wine flowed, speeches were given, gifts relayed (my favourite was the apron we all signed for Julio)… the outpouring of honest love and respect from everyone present was truly moving to witness. Anyhow, Julio isn’t going far. He is now officially recognised as Presidente de Honor, though we are calling him the presidente eterno, and he will still be with us at activities and events. But now he has more time to enjoy his other pastimes too and only has to see us when he wants to. What a guy. Big love. 

changes at agga

24 Tuesday Jun 2025

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This week the Asociación de Guías Gastronómicos de Andalucía (AGGA) held a special meeting to elect a new treasurer and two new committee members. Both Lola (president) and María (treasurer) are expecting daughters any minute now and, while Lola will be back after her maternity leave, María has decided to step down as treasurer, though she will continue to be a member.

Meanwhile, for the past few months Sharon, Alejandro and Clotilde have been included in the Executive Committee group chat (there’s also a members one) and have been helping with organisation and the general functioning of the association, so it was time to make them official committee members.

Sharon is taking over the treasurer post and Clotilde and Ale will continue as a part of the committee but now in an official capacity. It’s actually been great having these three with us, especially as our membership grows (we are now 34 strong), not only to spread out the work load but also to rely on for fresh ideas and inspiration. It’s all good.

Sharon

Clotilde & Ale