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patio san eloy is 50!

29 Tuesday Mar 2022

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Patio San Eloy started back in 1972 with their first bar (in my street!), and now they have several spots around town. Good basic food, always fresh, and ice cold beer. But their original bar is the one I like best with its tiled “bleachers” that run along the back walls. To commemorate their 50th anniversary a large canvas replica of a special poster made up for the celebration is hanging above another iconic spot, the Cafetería La Campana, depicting celebrities who have some sort of connection to the bar (some of which escape me). I have been invited to drop in and ask for a candle to put on my tapa. Hey, why not?

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Celebrating on the bleachers with the Duchess of Alba, Rita Hayworth, El Pali, Silvio and Howard Jackson with Velázquez, Becquer, Curro Romero, Antonio Puerta, Miki Roqué, and even Curro (the Expo 92 mascot) 🌈

raúl pérez

28 Monday Mar 2022

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raul perez

The man, the legend… the missed opportunity! I had been looking forward to this wine tasting event ever since I was told they had sold out BUT would find a place for me. Raúl Pérez is one of the most influencial winemakers in Spain and so for him to be hosting an intimate tasting like this was like a gift from heaven, a dream come true. EXCEPT on Sunday evening I was struck down AGAIN by what I hope is another stomach bug. This one hit me even harder and, after spending all night with severe abdominal pain along with all the vomiting and other unpleasantness, it was clear I wasn’t going to make it to the event. Or anywhere else. Honestly, this really broke my heart. I hope one day I can visit his bodega. Also, I hope I don’t have Covid. Will test in the morning.

cheese, bread & wine

25 Friday Mar 2022

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cheese bread wine

So this was fun! I was invited to a cheese, bread and wine tasting at Sevilla’s new international hospitality school Gastromiun. My friend Rafa Bellido presented five Spanish wines which we later paired with national cheeses and local bread and, as always, I learned a lot. Still hoping to find a good accredited Spanish wine course. Perhaps I could persuade the school directors?

fuck brunch

24 Thursday Mar 2022

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A few weeks ago Twitter pal (and imo one of the best food writers ever) Marina O’Loughlin posted her somewhat sweary article in Noble Rot mag railing against the nonsense that is brunch. And of course the comments flooded in by like-minded (right-minded!) folks who chimed in with their own (sometimes also sweary) opinions about brunch. Which basically boiled down to: fuck brunch.

And then the other day I saw this. By definition all day brunch should not be possible. Or even allowed. Frankly it sounds more like a threat. ALL DAY BRUNCH. I shudder just thinking about it.