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tinglao wine fest

31 Tuesday Mar 2026

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Last week Cádiz sommelier (and wine bar owner) Jonatan Cantero held the first Tinglao Wine Fest on the rooftop of the Hotel Mercer Plaza in Plaza San Francisco. I went with my friend Gracie and we enjoyed fabulous wines presented by a selection of bodegas and distributors, handpicked by Jonatan, and accompanied by delicious bites including the best bellotas, oysters, cheeses and gildas galore. Great music too! It was a lovely evening out. Already looking forward to the next one. 🍷

Jonatan

Participants (more pics below)…

Colonias GaleĂłn
Bodega Fernando de Castilla
Bodega PĂ©rez Barquero
Bodega Contreras Ruiz
Bodega Convento San Francisco
Vinoteca Collado
Delatierra Vinoteca
Vinos Martina Trader
Belloterra Gourmet
Barcas Palacios  

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ediciĂłn limitada patrimonio

20 Friday Jun 2025

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Swag from last week’s Centro HistĂłrico 25th Anniversary lunch, a rather uneventful event that was saved by a delightful woman sitting next to me (Alejandra, below) and these cool limited edition Cruzcampo labels depicting the heritage of our barrios. Happily Paul was able to take half of these off my hands since I only use beer at home to make batter, but I will definitely keep two of these for posterity: CamarĂłn and the abuelas sitting outside on their kitchen chairs. Also hope to meet up with Alejandra again.

Alejandra

autĂ©ntica food festival 2024

17 Tuesday Sep 2024

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autentica 2024

I went, I hobbled around best I could, met up with friends, tried a few things… but this year’s AutĂ©ntica Food Festival event was just beyond me and I barely lasted an hour. I’m still glad I went and luckily the 27 bus – the stop is five minutes from my house – got me there and back again easily (though nobody wearing masks on the bus!). Exhausted now. Also thanks to Peter for being my “crutch man”.

caracolia!

31 Friday May 2024

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caracolia 24

This is the second Caracolia – aka Sevilla Snail Festival – with 13 bars from Sevilla city and province participating serving up both caracoles and cabrillas. The former are a smaller snail cooked in spicy broth, cabrillas are bigger and usually cooked in a cuminy tomato sauce. It’s a fun event and lovely that it’s down by the river to catch a cool post-dusk breeze. We had a great time and even caught a spectacular sunset on the way home.

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