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Probably my next best food season, after blueberries, is asparagus. Happily they both happen at the same time. NOW. This will be breakfast for as long as the blueberries last. And asparagus for lunch…
06 Tuesday Jun 2017
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Probably my next best food season, after blueberries, is asparagus. Happily they both happen at the same time. NOW. This will be breakfast for as long as the blueberries last. And asparagus for lunch…
21 Saturday Jan 2017
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This was absolutely the highlight of my Madrid Getaway… FINALLY getting to meet Lee @sheleebeelee! We’ve known each other for years, meeting first (I think) on Twitter, via our mutual pal @raincoaster. Since then we have stayed in touch via Facebook though, for some duh reason, I forgot to get in touch during my summer 2014 Madrid visit. So when I went back last July I was looking forward to getting together. Unfortunately Lee was having some serious health problems, and I wasn’t able to see her.
This time, although still undergoing treatment and recovery, she was well enough to meet up on my final afternoon in Madrid. I popped over to her apartment after checking out of mine, left my bag there and visited for awhile with Lee and the charming Toni (her lovely golden cat). Then I went for a stroll through nearby Antón Martín market before meeting Lee again and going out to Tandem (another spot I didn’t manage to get to last summer).
Lunch, as you can see, was amazing. But the company was even better and the time flew by far too quickly. By 5 pm I was back on the AVE heading home to Sevilla (and an evening tapas tour!), and feeling ever so thankful that the internets had brought Lee and I together. Hope to see you again soon, sister! xx
28 Friday Oct 2016
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Today was a day off, so of course I spent it working. But it was pleasant work, taking Delia around to learn the ropes for the We Love Tapas Market & Tapas Tour. There are a couple other new tours coming up on WLT so stay tuned…
29 Thursday Sep 2016
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Out on the new & improved Tasting Triana Tour…
you never know what you’ll see.
25 Thursday Aug 2016
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One day while Jorge was away filming Gastrópodos Anna suggested we embrace our inner guiri and spend a day, well, being guiris in the city. So we met up not far from the Cathedral and, after a short “tour” of the centre, ended up at the market. Market visits are one of my favourite things to do and the market in Santiago really is something special. And being with Anna, I also learned a lot.

Later on we stopped for a light lunch at A Maceta, a modern-style restaurant with a fusiony menu. As most of the dishes were large plates we stuck to a couple of Anna’s fabourites: crispy fried patatas bravas with a lovely spicy sauce, and an Asian take on the classic bocadito de calamares. The perfectly fried chipirones were served in a soft bao bun with citric mayo. Very tasty.