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way too early

29 Saturday Oct 2016

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I love Christmas, and I am particularly looking forward to THIS Christmas because friends Julie & Steve (aka the Cheeky Pigs) are coming to Sevilla to spend the holidays with ME!   🙂

But this… this is way too early Butlers. It’s not even November! I actually liked the good ol’ days when the Christmas street lights were turned on every year on December 8th (Immaculate Conception) and turned off again on January 6th (Epiphany), and even El Corte Inglés didn’t light up until December. But it gets earlier every year.

tasting tasting…

26 Wednesday Oct 2016

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azotea-2016Another menu tasting invitation this week – this time at the always fabulous La Azotea (I was invited to their Santa Cruz location, aka The Office). As I had a day off on Tuesday it seemed like a good opportunity to drop by and try some of the new dishes on their updated seasonal menu. As you can see… it was all delish.

  • Delicious amuse of ajo blanco with mango, mojama and basil oil
  • Avocado and tomato salad with pancetta, miso & pipirrana vinaigrette
  • Spiced roasted chicken salad with honey mustard vinaigrette
  • Ortiguilla (sea anemone) mousse with passion fruit chutney and seaweed mayo
  • Hake en papillote (wrapped & unveiled) with vegetables and lemon infused olive oil
  • Confit cod with black trumpet mushrooms and SOBRASADA POTATOES
  • Steak tartare with green apple slush and spicy herb mustard
  • Oxtail meatball with mushroom duxelles, cauliflower and carrot cream

 

the ‘hood

24 Monday Oct 2016

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the-hoodWhenever I think about moving I also think about how much I love my ‘hood. This is a street scene from one of my most frequently taken routes home. I mean, I won’t be moving (by choice) until I can tick all the boxes on The List –  Lift, Split A/C, Terrace off Living Area, North/East Orientation, 2 Bathrooms. But I think I also have to add Stay in the ‘Hood.

louise & jason

22 Saturday Oct 2016

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louise-jason-1When Jason @CortadoIngles was in town last month we had a lovely afternoon out tapearing and he promised to return soon with his wife Louise @ingamell. Which happened this weekend! They are here on a Sevilla getaway, celebrating their 10th anniversary, and they very generously let me tag along and drag them around town on a VERY RAINY afternoon, to sample some of my fave tapas at a few bars that I love. louise-jason-2It was great to finally meet lovely Louise, a refreshingly no-nonsense chica with a great sense of humour (that Jason is a lucky guy!), and I hope we will have the chance to all meet up again… and again.