26 Tuesday Sep 2017
Posted in andalucia, food & drink, gastronomy, sevilla
More images from this year’s Andalucía Sabor (click to enlarge). You can also check out the #ASabor17 hashtag on Twitter to see what other people were posting during the event. I had a great time, though two days out of three were all I could manage this year.
23 Saturday Sep 2017
Posted in food & drink, gastronomy, sevilla, tapas, wine
As part of Pando Restaurant’s series of “Gastronomic Schools” – educational tastings – the latest was a cheese and wine tasting, hosted by Diego Ruiz de Terry of Pando (Grupo San Eloy) and presented by Antonio Rodriguez Vacas of cheese distributors TGT group.
Peter @SVQconcierge and I were invited, along with several other local “influencers” for a tasting of three delicious, and very different, cheeses: Queso Ibores (goat), Queso Roncal (sheep) and Queso Mahón (cow), paired with white and red wines. I’ve been to several of the Pando events in the past and they are always excellent. Also – bonus! – since I moved the venue is just a few steps from my new home.
You can read the full report on the Azahar Sevilla blog.
22 Friday Sep 2017
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Seriously the stupidest most waste-of-money sign translations ever. They’re all over Sevilla now, and aside from them being totally unnecessary, and often not translated at all, some of them are real howlers.
21 Thursday Sep 2017
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Mark it in your calendar! The fourth International Sherry Week is coming up soon, and as always, I’ll be offering my Sherry & Tapas Tours for anyone who would like to learn more about these fabulous wines. You’ll be able to see all the Sherry Week events on the website as they are registered, so you can check to see what’s happening in your part of the world.
Also something very cool this year – you can win an exclusive place at the highly coveted Certified Sherry Educator course in 2018, which was truly one of the most special experiences of my life.
20 Wednesday Sep 2017
This makes me so sad. For as long as I’ve lived here (and probably much longer) there has been a stork nest on top of that chimney. And then suddenly there wasn’t. I have no idea why they would rip out a decades-old nest, especially as the building – the Atarazanas – isn’t actually in use. Does anybody know why this happened? It was always such a joy to see the majestic stork couple up there. 😦
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