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andrew & cristina

01 Thursday Oct 2015

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andrew cristinaThat ol’ Twitter magic happened again this week when I found out that Andrew @AndrewFriedhoff and Cristina @cristinalndn were in town from London. We’d all been following each other for ages but I didn’t know that Cristina is a Sevillana. Though what I did know is that both are great food & wine lovers, so we made a plan to meet up for tapas. First stop was at the always fabulous Bodeguita Romero, where he had some lovely jamón and a couple of other tapitas, paired with outstanding sherries from Bodegas Tradición. Our starters finished, we went off to meet Cristina’s sister Mónica and her husband Armando at Petit Comité. A wonderful evening with new friends, all thanks once again to Twitter.

pritesh & tareena

19 Saturday Sep 2015

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pritesh tareena

Twitter strikes again! My pal Rachel @R_McCormack put me in touch with Pritesh @luvfoodluvdrink and Tareena @TareenaMakeUp when she saw them looking for some Sevilla info on Twitter. I was booked with tours all week but sent them a nice list of fab tapas bars to try out. Then on their last day in town we met up for a quick tapeo, which left me with two new lovely London friends (who may end up becoming lovely Spain friends). I hope so! p and t (1) p and t (2)

salón del vino

15 Tuesday Sep 2015

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salon del vinoSpent a bit of time over the past two days at the Salón del Vino at Andalucía Sabor. I don’t think they’ve done this before – setting up a room where you can try all the wines being presented (so you don’t have to hang around the stands waiting for someone to notice you and give you a sample). Brilliant idea. I much prefer sampling on my own without the bodega rep waiting for my response. Some very interesting discoveries… have been left with a new respect for local wines.

my first gin…

11 Friday Sep 2015

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first gin… in over forty years.

Ever since an “unfortunate incident” with gin when I was about 16 I haven’t been able to even smell the stuff without feeling queasy. So when we were offered complimentary gin cocktails at a recent foodie event I thought “uh oh”. But in the name of research I stepped up to the bar and asked what these locally made gins were all about. Turns out there were two on offer: one made from wild berries and the other from orange blossom (azahar) and citrus. And well, how could I turn down a cocktail with azahar in it? Here you see it, mixed with a citrus tonic that for some reason was blue, and it was actually quite lovely. Though I doubt I am about to turn into a regular G&T drinker anytime soon.

What’s your favourite cocktail?