03 Monday Mar 2025
Posted in birthdays, casa azahar, friends, sevilla
Yesterday was Peter’s birthday and I asked him what he wanted to do and he said what he wanted to do was stay home. Fair enough. Sundays are always so busy at bars and restaurants and it was off and on rainy, so I opened up this lovely cava left over from my birthday in January and then made a nice comfort food meal (cheesy roasties, little gems with caesar dressing, perfect fried eggs) and that was that. I mean, he is getting OLD. 😉
18 Tuesday Feb 2025
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I love how Sònia flits in and out of my life here-and-there-and-now-and-then and it’s always so much fun. Like yesterday. Sònia was going to be in town with clients for a couple of days and I had a Sherry & Tapas booked when she arrived BUT we managed to squeeze in an hour to catch up between our appointments. I don’t know what it is about some people, but you click, enjoy each other’s company, share experiences and then it’s like… OK SEE YOU NEXT TIME. She also has the ability of making me take a silly selfie… no mean feat.
Sònia has a great lux travel website if you want to check it out.
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12 Wednesday Feb 2025
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It’s actually been a while since Paul was here… last August! Usually he doesn’t leave it so long between visits, but you know, life stuff and this and that. Anyhow, he’s here now for almost ten days and yesterday we met up for lunch and – also due to this and that – our Plan A turned into Plan B and then finally Plan C (technically D as we were going to C when I spotted La Casa del Tigre and I remembered they have a new tasting menu). And so we popped our heads in and they had a free table and that’s what we did. Well, we weren’t sure at first if we would do the tasting menu but then went for it and it ended up being quite fabulous (will update the website soon). Lots of wine, chat, catching up, the usual. It’s gonna be a fun week.
11 Tuesday Feb 2025
Posted in food & drink, friends, sevilla, substack
Jeffrey was in town over the weekend and on Saturday he invited me out for THIS AMAZING LUNCH at La Carmela. But before that we had to stop in at Las Golondrinas so Jeffrey could get his radish fix. This is a guy who regularly eats out at Michelin starred restaurants, as well as having his own place in Marbella called Andala, so it’s kind of cute how giddy he gets about these radishes. But they really are simply spectacular.
Somehow we both ended up starting on Substack at the same time last month and it’s actually been quite fun and helpful having a Substack buddy. We give each other encouragement and – really important at the beginning – helped each other figure out how the damn site worked (many whatsapp chats and calls). It’s quite a steep learning curve but works great once you get the hang of it. Anyhow, here are links to both our publications so go have a look and, if you like what you see, please consider subscribing for free, and if you REALLY like what you see you can opt to become a paid subscriber.
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30 Thursday Jan 2025
Posted in anniversary, friends, sevilla, spain, substack, tapas, tapas bars
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chef Óscar with Reyes
Today I spent the afternoon with my friend Reyes Morales. Nothing unusual there as some of my most pleasant afternoons are spent with Reyes. But this time was different in that I was there to interview her (!) for an upcoming Substack post on the 175th anniversary of Casa Morales. I mean, I already knew a lot about the bar and its history, and also a fair bit about Reyes, but I discovered there was so much more that I didn’t know. It was fascinating listening to her story as we sat at the bar with me scribbling notes while we enjoyed tapas and wine together. Hoping to get it published over the weekend. Stay tuned…
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