Category Archives: food & drink

italian tapas

02 Saturday Aug 2008

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A new discovery – Tre Fratelli

I meant to go back to bed after the cats got me up way too early this morning (and after playing a few rounds of email Scrabble with alejna) but in the end I just read a bit and then Nog & I went out for an nice morning walk. My main objective, other than getting some exercise, was to take more photos of azulejos – you can see the ones I found today over here.

While we were out I spotted a new (well, new to me) Italian restaurant and noticed that it also had a list of tapas on a chalkboard outside. Italian tapas? It sounded almost too good to be true. And so after we’d finished our walk and had done a few chores at home, Nog invited me out for an Italian tapa lunch.

This time there was no overly generous soul bringing us extra drinks and another plate of food after we were already full. Though I did have a very nice glass of red wine. And we shared four tapas. And it was perfect. See for yourself . . .

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the kindness of strangers…

30 Wednesday Jul 2008

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… and also of friends, is a wonderful thing.

That’s José and Isaac up there. My two ‘main guys’ over at one of my favourite tapa bars, Enrique Becerra. Blog buddy nursemyra will remember it as the place Peter & I took her on her first night in Sevilla back in June, which was the first time I’d been back there since the op. I also took Kristin there for lunch during her surprise visit a few weeks ago, at which time I told José about the cancer situation. Mostly to explain why I hadn’t been around much since May and also (since they close for the month of August) in case I didn’t end up seeing him again until sometime in November. Then we talked about his upcoming holidays, which will be spent at home saving money for the arrival of his first child in October (a girl, already named Julia). And when Kristin, who was treating me to lunch, asked for the bill I noticed it was considerably smaller than it should have been …

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sunday lunch

23 Monday Jun 2008

Posted by in food & drink, holidays, sevilla, spain, tapas

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Nog, nursemyra and I accidently had lunch at Yebra yesterday. We’d just meant to go for a nice long Sunday walk but after a COLD BEER pitstop we decided we were hungry (and Yebra was just around the corner). Had some lovely pork loin in sherry sauce with pinenuts and cinnamon, then tried the grilled hake with langostines and baby eels. Mmmm. . .

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wine review generator

14 Saturday Jun 2008

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Gonna practice up for the next AWC wine tasting event. 🙂

A diversity several soil types, sun exposures and vine age creates a sinfully complex vintage. This wine is crisp and refreshing but also deeply flavourful, featuring fruit notes recalling parsnip and swedish fish, with a shot of prune enlivening the bright finish. With its dark, saturated purple colour, the this wine roars with powerful aromas and flavours.

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lunch!

30 Friday May 2008

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My first time out since the op!

Pipocas took me out for lunch today at ay Maricrú. It was great to get out of the house after three weeks (though climbing the very long three flights of stairs afterwards was a drag). Anyhow, we had a lovely time and I even had wine!

The plan is to now have one outing a day in order to build up my strength. So tomorrow it’ll be Fnac because I am seriously in need of a book and it’s not too far from home. Poco á poco . . .

(sorry, no Magnums)