04 Friday Oct 2024
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Today the Gastro Guías took a day trip out to the rice fields in Pinzón, about half an hour south of Sevilla. Was sorry to miss it but I couldn’t really be wandering around the countryside on crutches. This pic was taken by Lola. Not many people know that we grow rice here in the south of Spain. Hopefully I’ll be able to go to the next event.
09 Tuesday Jul 2024
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This week our Gastro Guías enjoyed their last event until summer break, a private cooking class at Taller Andaluz de Cocina in Triana Market. And it couldn’t have been better. I first did a class with them back in 2015 and it was terrific, so when we were looking for a way to close out our first season this seemed like a fun option. And well, not only was it fun, but everyone learned a lot and we got to eat all the amazing food we prepared ourselves with a glass of wine.
The Menú Andaluz
· ajoblanco con mojama
· garbanzos con langostinos y ají amarillo
· espinacas con garbanzos
· rosquitos de naranja
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21 Tuesday May 2024
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Today the Gastro Guías executive committee (don’t we sound posh!) met with Paco Ybarra and Claudia Guardiola from the Cruzcampo Foundation to to talk about possible workshops or courses that might be possible for our guides. Paco is the head chef of the foundation’s cooking school and Claudia is the foundation manager. It was a great meeting and we came away with so many ideas and, more importantly, we made another great contact that is keen on helping our association.
I mean, I already know Paco because he is also with the Academia Sevillana de Gastronomía y Turismo (we were both accepted as members at the same time last year) but I was surprised to discover Claudia is the sister of Jaime and Eduardo, both of whom I’ve known for ages. Really love the connections.
Step by step. I know we are going somewhere with this. I also know it’s been a steep learning curve for all four of us founding members and that in spite of some ups and downs we work very well together. Really proud to be a part of this whole adventure.
09 Tuesday Apr 2024
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Sevirol is a brand new totally sevillano aperitif, a riff on aperol but this version is less bitter with the smell and taste of orange and orange blossom… Sevilla in a glass. This week the Gastro Guías had a private tasting of Sevirol, their two own-brand cavas (white and rosé) and a special cocktail for Feria – La Sevirolita 🍹 
22 Friday Mar 2024
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Con el aumento del turismo en ciudades como Sevilla ha surgido una nueva figura que adentra al visitante en los entresijos gastronómicos locales. Se trata de guías gastronómicos, una vertiente de la profesión que no goza del reconocimiento y el aval que sí tienen sus compañeros especializados en patrimonio. Por ese motivo acaba de nacer la Asociación de Guías Gastronómicos de Andalucía, cuya intención es poner en valor el trabajo que cada día elaboran estos cicerones culinarios.
With the increase in tourism in cities like Seville, a new figure has emerged that takes visitors through our local gastronomic intricacies. These are the gastronomic guides, an aspect of the profession that does not enjoy the recognition and endorsement that its colleagues who specialise in heritage do have. For this reason, the Association of Gastronomic Guides of Andalusia has been created, whose intention is to highlight the work that these culinary experts do every day.
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