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a long expected party

12 Tuesday Feb 2019

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We had been planning Steven’s 75th birthday party ever since he made it known last year that he wanted to spend this special celebration in Sevilla. It actually morphed into Birthday Week, kicking off in Sevilla and finishing up in Cádiz, but on the day itself we met up with other friends of Steven & Julie for a fabulous dinner at Restaurante Eslava. It was a lovely evening and I felt very lucky to be a part of it.

an impromptu tapas tour

04 Monday Feb 2019

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Twitter strikes again. Someone I’ve known on Twitter/Instagram for ages – Michael @renoirguides – got in touch to see if I had a tour going on Monday that his friend could join. Which I didn’t (there’s a two-person minimum), but when I found out the friend lives in Gibraltar I said I’d be happy to meet him for a drink and give him some tapas tips. What started as a quick sherry and tapita turned into an impromptu tapas tour, with Frank and I hitting four of my favourite traditional bars, including a stop at my “happy place” – Rafael’s jamón cutting station at Las Teresas. Nice day.  🙂

gambones!

28 Monday Jan 2019

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An unexpected pleasure today when Tomoko @tomokotours was in town for a few hours and we managed to meet up for a quick lunch at Alcuza, which included these mahoosive prawns crispy fried in a noodle breading. Great catching up and looking forward to seeing Tomoko again soon. xx

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trianeando

22 Tuesday Jan 2019

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It had been awhile since I last saw Ania @aniainspain (Christmas time in Málaga) and even longer since we’d gone out together in Sevilla. So we made a plan to go Trianeando. We started off with a bit of jamón and cheese at the gorgeous Alfarería 21, before moving on to my latest discovery. I’d spotted a new opening in Triana, a small abacería called Clochard (French for vagabond) and heard that the owners were a Pole and an Italian. An intriguing international combination.

Ania was especially interested to meet the Polish owner, as she is Polish herself, but he was away. But we did meet Francesco, who was lovely, and had a nice time chatting with him while trying some delish fish tapas. We also met a Canadian family there, who are staying in Triana for a few weeks and, just before leaving, also started talking to three people at the next table. Turns out they run Sevilla’s only pawn shop, and vintage goods store, called Overtime. Some of the cool décor at Clochard came from Overtime, so I am looking forward to visiting the shop soon

Last tapas stop was Las Golondrinas for a couple of their famous – and delicious – pork tapas. By this time Ania was craving something sweet, so we headed over to Manu Jara’s dulcería. I’m not big on desserts, but I love his colourful displays. Normally we would have finished the afternoon with a penúltima, but Ania had made plans to go running with her gym group, so we were spared any more wine (probably a good thing). Such a fun afternoon. Pics below…

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long lunch with laura & erik

19 Saturday Jan 2019

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Laura @laurawburgess and Erik @thewhiskykiwi were back in town this weekend, after having spent a few days in Córdoba, and we met up for what ended up being a very long lunch (I finally got home at 9.30 pm!). As always, we had a great time together, starting off at La Azotea for their fabulous fried rabbit ribs. Then off to the Main Event which was a special “matanza” menu at the Antigua Abacería de San Lorenzo. Looking forward to next time.  🙂

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Good times today at the presentation of this year’s Semana del Arroz at @alabarderosev #sevilla.
At #PremiosGURMÉSevilla in the spectacular Portuguese Pavilion #Sevilla @gurmesevilla #premiosgurmésev
Oleeee Jesús Delgado! 💃🏻👏🏻 @alabarderosev @tiopepewine @venenciadores #sevilla #sherry #sherrylover
So many delicious moments at yesterday’s @cuatrogatoswines #4gwfest2019, revisiting old friends and making new ones. #elpuertodesantamaria #elpuertogetaway
Missing these two already. Thanks for an amazing week in Sevilla & Cádiz @segoldsmith @woollygee. Looking forward to the next Málaga Getaway and our Andalusian Road Trip. 😘 #cadizgetaway
A very tasty afternoon today with @fu_yan at the @cuatrogatoswines #4gwfest2019. Thanks to Federico Ferrer for another fabulous event. Hasta la próxima! 😘 #elpuertogetaway
Grilled tuna belly with quinoa, minced veg, citrus sauce. So good. @elfarodeelpuerto #elpuertogetaway #elpuertodesantamaria
Tender leeks in crispy tempura. Spectacular. @elfarodeelpuerto #elpuertodesantamaria #elpuertogetaway
Beautiful steamed zamburiñas with lemon and caper sauce. @elfarodeelpuerto #elpuertogetaway #elpuertodesantamaria
Third time lucky! 🙂 Finally a fabulous tortillita de camarones this trip, at @elfarodeelpuerto #elpuertogetaway #elpuertodesantamaria
It’s been great #Cadiz! 😘 Now off to El Puerto for @cuatrogatoswines #4gwfest2019 #cadizgetaway
Yesterday’s lunch at @codigodbarra #cadiz #cadizgetaway
Fab fritos tonight at @bodeguitaeladobo #cadiz. Thanks for the recommendation @elquillodecadiz! 😘 #cadizgetaway
I LOVE that this exists! And today l met the woman responsible for caring for the “sea cats” of Cádiz. She sets up shelters and feeds the cats living amongst the boulders near La Caleta. She also captures and sterilises them, and then releases them back again. Today l found her caring for a cat that was unwell. 😻💛
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