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25 Tuesday Jun 2013
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sevruga
13 Thursday Dec 2012
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A week ago today was a bank holiday and my fabulous friend Eduardo invited me out to a 20th anniversary lunch at a fabulous restaurant in a small village just outside Sevilla called Coria del Río. And so we spent a lovely afternoon at Restaurante Sevruga (named after a local caviar). When we arrived Edu introduced me to the owners, Pepín and Irene, a lovely couple who’d opened their restaurant and tapas bar eight years ago. After pouring us some wine Pepín asked what we wanted to order and Edu said – “just bring us some stuff”. What followed was a wonderful tasting menu of some of Pepín’s favourite dishes: crispy fried quail thighs in a soy-teryaki emultion, grilled langoustine and monkfish brochette with green apple reduction and paprika potato purée, sole fillet wrapped around white asparagus and then fried in squid ink batter…. you get the picture. The rolled slow-roasted lamb served on lemon potato purée with garlic confit and aubergine compote wasn’t too shabby either.
Afterwards we waddled up to the top floor bar for some lemon and cava sorbet (and caramel cheesecake for Edu) and, if it had been a pleasanter day, instead of grey and pissy, we might have taken the little ferry back over the river. Instead we went back to Sevilla the usual way and had a late afternoon cocktail at Lab4 before heading home. You can see more of our Sevruga experience on Sevilla Tapas…
It was a great little day trip, in wonderful company.
the return of sara & steve
08 Monday Oct 2012
And this time they brought Sheila and Greg (Sara’s parents)!
Last time I saw Sara & Steve was three years ago, though they’ve both been coming to Sevilla for ages and I’m the one who got them started doing that. You may remember when Sara and Sheila (both cancer survivors) did a London Race For Life and Sara wore this fabulous sign during the race. Just to give you an idea of how fabulous they both are.
Anyhow, the gang got in this evening around 9.30 and I was at their holiday apartment to meet them, which turned out to be in the same building of my first home in Sevilla! Talk about a walk down memory lane (actually it was up three flights of stairs). And then we went out for tapas (it was a treat not to be working while out for tapas – I actually got to just eat, drink and relax). So it was a lovely evening and we’ll be seeing each other during the week as they are here until Saturday. Now I must hit the hay… a busy busy week. But it’s nice thinking of my friends just a few minutes away in my old house.
lunch in sanlúcar de barrameda
30 Saturday Jun 2012
I’ve been wanting to go back to Sanlúcar de Barrameda since I last went with my Sister Sue back in December 2008. For some reason both Susan and I thought it would be a good idea to drive out to Sanlúcar for lunch just ten days after my third cancer op… and well, although it was MUCH better than sitting around the house – and we did have a fabulous lunch on the beach – it turned out that my massive incision and the surrounding innards were not at all happy about the extra moving and shaking. Memories of Susan trying in vain to avoid any sort of pothole or bump in the road (cos man it hurt!) and then me shuffling gingerly to the restaurant and back to the car without seeing much of the town at all. But in spite of all that, very fond memories. I mean, lunch on the beach in December… are you kidding???
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago when my twitter friends and neighbours Anna & Jorge offered to take me out for a day trip to Sanlúcar to celebrate my 20th anniversary in Spain. Yes! Peter came too, and we headed out early on a Sunday morning. First stop was a walk along the beach and a tapita and beer starter at Casa Juan, the restaurant Susan and I had gone to 3 1/2 years earlier. Then we drove back into town to try the Very Best Tortillitas de Camarones In The World at Casa Balbino. After that a rather so-so tapa experience elsewhere, redeemed by a visit to the beautiful Hotel del Duques de Media Sedonia with an amazing view over the town, where we enjoyed a nice after-lunch drink in the shade of covered terrace. And then home again. More pics here…
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
restaurant quiz
02 Wednesday May 2012
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Denmark’s Noma won first place for the third year in a row at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, which took place in London the other night. Three Spanish restaurants made the top 10: El Celler de San Roca, Mugaritz and Arzak.
Want to test how much you know about restaurants and their signature dishes?
Take the BBC Restaurant Quiz.
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