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kofi time!

06 Thursday Feb 2025

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This week I set up an account with Kofi to add to my Bitesize Sevilla Substack posts and decided to also put links to it on my websites… and the next day I got my first ☕! It was from a guy who had been all over my Sevilla Tapas website looking for inspiration for an upcoming trip and he decided to send me a little thank you. And after that he ended up booking a Sherry Tasting, so hey, bonus! It’s just another option for people who might want to support my work but don’t necessarily want to commit to a monthly subscription, a bit like leaving a tip after you’ve enjoyed a meal. So who knows, between Patreon, Substack and Kofi I might end up with a regular trickle of supporters. Given that I’ve just had to cancel all the tours I booked last November for Feb/March (little did I know back then that I still wouldn’t be able to walk!) every little bit helps.

100 substack subscribers!

04 Tuesday Feb 2025

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Yay! I’ve reached 100 subscribers (with 5 paid ones!) in my first month on Substack. If you haven’t done so already please go have a look at this new project of mine and, if you like what you see, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Free subscriber numbers do make a difference in terms of visibility on the site, so they are also very appreciated (if you don’t mind me popping into your email inbox every now and again). I’m actually having a lot of fun with this. Hope others are enjoying it too.

BITESIZE SEVILLA

175 years

30 Thursday Jan 2025

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chef Óscar with Reyes

Today I spent the afternoon with my friend Reyes Morales. Nothing unusual there as some of my most pleasant afternoons are spent with Reyes. But this time was different in that I was there to interview her (!) for an upcoming Substack post on the 175th anniversary of Casa Morales. I mean, I already knew a lot about the bar and its history, and also a fair bit about Reyes, but I discovered there was so much more that I didn’t know. It was fascinating listening to her story as we sat at the bar with me scribbling notes while we enjoyed tapas and wine together. Hoping to get it published over the weekend. Stay tuned…

paul & marj

21 Tuesday Jan 2025

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Over the years I’ve met many lovely people via Twitter and several I’ve even had the pleasure of meeting in person. Well this is my first Bluesky connection! I came across Paul @macrambles.bsky.social there a few weeks ago noticed his interest in local live music. So after I started up Bitesize Sevilla I got in touch to see if he wanted to write a guest post on the jazz scene in Sevilla and he was happy to contribute. Then on Sunday we met up for lunch with his wife Marj and Peter at ConTenedor (one of venues in his article) and we all had a lovely time.

It’s a great article, please go have a look and give it a “like”. Also sign up for a free subscription if you haven’t already, it all helps me with getting more visibility on the site. Look for other guest articles soon talking about travel, hotels, art, lifestyle and more.

Sevilla Jazz

takeaway!

17 Friday Jan 2025

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The other day I was invited to try out a new restaurant here by María, who I’ve known forever. She has a new job as front of house at brand new Luz y Brasa and she told the owners about me. And so, I went with Peter and it really was a great experience. BUT… there were only two of us and, aside from a few small starters, most of the dishes were mahoosive. So we on purpose over ordered because we didn’t want to have to decide between the sea bass or the Ibérico pork, and so we had both and then half of this baby came home with us.

People visiting Sevilla are never sure whether it’s okay to ask for a “doggie bag”. But I say hell yeah. It’s not really so much a Spanish custom but during Covid lockdown and with many places doing takeaway it became more usual, and then in 2023 there was a law passed (La Ley de Prevención de Pérdidas y Desperdicio Alimentario) requiring restaurants to offer a takeaway/leftover service.

And so Thursday’s takeaway leftovers have ended up being a delicious Friday lunch. Wild sea bass in a quick garlicky amontillado sauce, buttery mash and peas. Win-win.

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