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dodging the rain drops

06 Thursday Mar 2025

Posted by azahar in climate, health, markets, sevilla, spain, substack, writing

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What a week. I had so much research planned for my next Substack article on local markets, which meant visiting some further-out markets I hadn’t been to for a while, plus one I have never visited. BUT the forecast was (and still is) for pretty much non-stop rain for at least the next ten days or so. And as we all know, walking with crutches AND an umbrella is basically impossible.

But… it’s turned out that other than on Wednesday the rain has mostly been happening from mid-late afternoon until morning, leaving midday free for me to get out there. And so I have been, wielding my old lady bus pass (I’m really getting to know the bus routes around here). Just a couple more markets to visit to finish up. Here’s a pic of the clouds heading back in as I hobbled home today.

día de andalucía

28 Friday Feb 2025

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Happy Andalucía Day!
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maridarte 2025

21 Friday Feb 2025

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My friend Eva @flamencakitchen has helped organise this very special event for the past two years, which brings together Gastronomy and Art in the city. Fourteen hotels are showcasing Maridarte 2025, along with their chefs and ten local artists. Today Eva invited me to attend the presentation of chef Antonio García and artist Daniel Franca at the Radisson Hotel Magdalena which, quite handily, is just around the corner from my house.

The premise is simple but also quite unique. At each hotel an artist displays certain pieces of their work and then the chef “pairs” dishes with them. Which at first I thought was a bit “yeah okay…” but today listening to Antonio and Daniel talk about how they influenced each other and what each painting and dish meant to them was actually quite moving. And then we got to taste the dishes. If you’re in Sevilla, Maridarte is on until March 2nd. You can find their programme below for meeting the artists, but you can also just show up any time to view the art and taste the dishes.

Programme Maridarte 2025

olive oil 101

17 Monday Feb 2025

Posted by azahar in bitesize sevilla, sevilla, spain, substack

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Another Substack guest post this week on Bitesize Sevilla. This one is by my friend Alexis Kerner, olive oil expert extraordinaire and international olive oil competition juror. I’m so happy she was willing to help answer the not so simple question I am asked on almost every tapas tour… where can I buy some nice olive oil to take home? Her tips and info apply for places outside Sevilla too.

Have a look! And if you like what you see please consider becoming a free subscriber (if you REALLY like it you might want to become a paid one).

Olive Oil 101 – by Alexis Kerner

last of the oranges…

14 Friday Feb 2025

Posted by azahar in seasons, sevilla, spain, spring, welcome

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They’ve been very slow with harvesting the oranges this year. By now they really should be gone but I’m still seeing trees full of overripe fruit with plenty of fallen and squashed oranges on the street. None of these are edible, not because they’re bitter but because of city pollution. They are normally collected and used for animal feed (sorry animals), soaps and perfumes, and also bio fuel. Cynical me (who me?) thinks the city council is leaving them on the trees longer because tourists like to see them but they really need to go. With extra warm temps and lots of sun this past week it won’t be long before the blossoms are out.

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