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euan & susan

15 Thursday Oct 2026

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They’re baaaack (again)! Euan & Susan got into town today, after having been in Jerez and Sanlúcar de Barrameda, so of course the first thing they needed was MORE SHERRY. Actually, we hadn’t planned to meet up as we already have a lunch date for tomorrow but when Euan asked if I wanted to go for a little something before they went to dinner this evening it was game on! Being the conscientious food & wine scribe that I am I suggested the Premier Sherry Cocktail Bar as I am in throws of researching an article for Bitesize on, yep, sherry cocktails. More soon…

cat & trevor

14 Wednesday Oct 2026

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Had a great time today finally getting to meet Bluesky pal Cat @catAstrophe in person, with her friend Trevor. They booked a Sherry & Tapas Tasting and we had such a fun afternoon together. Cat has lived in Tavira (Portugal) for about four years, so we are practically neighbours. Now I’m going to have to take a trip over there to visit her. It’s been a long time!

fismuler

13 Tuesday Oct 2026

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It was an absolute treat last week to be invited by my friend Fiona to be her “plus one” for lunch at brand new Fismuler in the equally new Serras Sevilla 5-star GL hotel. Food, wine, service – and company! – were just perfect. Review coming soon on Sevilla Tapas.

After lunch I tagged along as Fiona was taken on a journalist tour (she was spending the night at the hotel for a newspaper write up) and we visited a couple of local craftspeople, which turned out to be very interesting, especially the Juan Foronda shawl store where we got a demonstration on “reviving” tangled fringe. THEN my favourite flamenco dancer – Rosa Belmonte – walked in and I went all fan girl. I mean, what were the odds? After that I ended up at the Serras rooftop bar where Peter joined me to pick up his “doggie bag” of leftovers from lunch. Finally got home around 10pm – fun day!