Trampantojo is Spanish for trompe l’oeil.
Love these hanging flowers pots with their virtual plants.
trampantojo
24 Thursday Nov 2016
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porsche gourmet gala
23 Wednesday Nov 2016
Posted in gastronomy, hotels, sevilla
Typical Tuesday night, getting dressed up and taxiing over to 5-star hotel for posh gala… well, not really. In fact, “posh” isn’t really my thing, but it was worth the effort to see my friend Sixto pick up first prize for best restaurant (Eslava) at the annual Porsche Gourmet competition.
Tonight it’s back to work. 😉
sylvie
18 Friday Nov 2016
Posted in food & drink, friends, sevilla, sherry, tapas, tapas bars
I first met Sylvie @sylviebigar in the spring of 2011. She got in touch telling me she was a food and travel writer from NYC, and that while in town with her family, she wanted to “escape” with me one evening on a tapas tour. So off we went on a special private tour for one, which ended up with us taxiing over to a unique place out on the inner road. Lots of fun. A couple of years later I briefly met up with her in Jerez while she was on assignment there, and we had a very quick “catch up”. Then I found out that Sylvie was going to be back in Andalucía this week, and that she had purposely taken an extra couple of days in Sevilla so we could hang out.
Hang out = tapear.
We spent two fun evenings together, visiting tapas bars and talking, talking, talking. Good times! Which we hope to repeat soon.
the fox and the grapes
16 Wednesday Nov 2016
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There’s a new wine shop in town, very dangerously located about a three-minute walk from my house. Welcome Lama La Uva and its founder Ana Linares, whose idea is to help us reach all the good grapes (unlike the fox from the fable), so no sour grapes for us.
I was invited to the opening this week and went along with @SVQconcierge and @JetslikeTaxis. It’s a small attractive space, with the shop downstairs and the tasting room above on a mezzanine. Along with the wines you can also purchase quality food items, and there will also be some wines available to try before you buy. Have to say that Plaza Regina is fast becoming one of the hippest places in town.
sagardi jornadas del buey
15 Tuesday Nov 2016
Posted in food & drink, gastronomy, restaurants, sevilla, social media, spain
So THIS happened on Monday. Actually, it’s the second time I’ve been invited to this very meaty event, put on by Grupo Sagardi, experts in Basque country cooking. The Sevilla branch of Sagardi is located in the lovely Hotel Palacio Pinello, just up the road from me. As you can see, it was quite the feast, featuring massive t-bones from 10-year-old Galician oxen that had been aged for about 25 days and then grilled over oak. You can click on the image below to get a better look at it…
Aside from the MEAT my favourite dish was the simple char-roasted piquillo peppers, which were lovely smoky-sweet, but really it was all excellent (though I didn’t have any chocolate truffles). No need for dinner that night!
The menu (90€ per person including wine – a very nice Argentinian Malbec) is on offer at Sagardi’s until December 11th, and due to the massive size of the txuletón, they recommend booking in groups of 4.
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