20 Tuesday Feb 2024
Anna is back in town for the week and we had planned to meet up today for a quick visit… then this photo popped up in my instagram stories this morning. Taken exactly six years ago after having lunch with Anna and her kids during a previous visit. How random is that? Anyhow, it was great to catch up but Anna forgot to bring the weather with her (usually the Galicia rain followers her here). Ah well.
08 Thursday Feb 2024
Posted in friends, sevilla, social media, tapas, tapas bars, twitter, twitter friends
Another Twitter pal is in town this week. Niav from Dublin has been coming to Sevilla since 1999 and before this visit she got in touch so we made plans to meet up (for the first time). Had a fab lunch at La Barra de Cañabota and the next day Niav came out with me and Peter while I did some Market Research to update info for one of my tours. Of course this included a couple of market stops for snacks and then afterwards some further Tapas Research at Vida Jonda because, well, why not? It’s been fun having Niav here, in person and chatting on whatsapp following her adventures, and I hope she’ll be back soon.
25 Thursday Jan 2024
Posted in food & drink, friends, restaurants, sevilla
Paul is back in town this week, and is very generously offering to be the “auxiliary stomach”, helping out with some Tapas Research. For the most part tapas bar visits are 2-stomach affair, a few tapas can be sampled and that’s fine, especially for updates. But some restaurants clearly require 3-or-4-stomachs, such as the fabulous Restaurante La Peña, in order to be able to sample a good selection of what they have to offer. And so we found ourselves on the edge of Nervión today and I have to say we had what will probably end up being one of the best meals of 2024.
I’ve known Mario (manager and front of house) forever and so when he opened La Peña back in 2019 with chef Alejandro I was there! And I was also there to update a couple of years later… but you know… it’s a bit of hike from the centre (but well worth it – and the metro tram drops you off five minutes away)… also it’s mostly a restaurant. There are a few tapas but you really want to go there with a full-on appetite and – at least – three stomachs.
And so we feasted and feasted and afterwards walked back (about 45 minutes or so) stopping for a penúltima at Las Teresas before finally getting home around 7.00 pm. Now THAT’S a proper lunch.
11 Thursday Jan 2024
Posted in birthdays, friends, restaurants, sevilla
Birthday Week is in full swing with a few nice meals planned with friends, but this one I must say was especially fabulous. I had seen a post on Instagram about Restaurante La Sal offering a new Tuna & Sherry tasting menu and I just knew I had to try it. And so did my friend Reyes! So we popped over this week and Charo took wonderful care of us. The menu is below, along with translations. But if you’d like to see close ups of the dishes have a look at my Instagram post.
01 Monday Jan 2024
This morning I turned over the first month of my pal Alfredo Rodríguez’s L’Armanaque de Sevilla to start the year and like a shot Morcilla was there to check it out. And I thought… wtf? She seems to have a thing for his work (see photo below).
So hello 2024, let’s do this! Wishing much wonderfulness to all of you in this upcoming brand new year. It won’t be easy for many of us but remember the ones you love, and who also love you, and that they have your back. And never be afraid to ask for help. ❤️
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