Every day at 4.30 PM at Lima Street Food it’s happy hour
with 2 for 1 pisco sours (made with love).
Lucky for me Lima is an hour’s walk from home or I might be here every day đž
twofers
25 Thursday Mar 2021
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Category Archives: tapas bars
cervecerĂa giralda revisited
17 Wednesday Mar 2021
Posted in history, sevilla, tapas bars, video
Oh nuthin. Just out for lunch at a 12th century arabic bathhouse.
salvemos la hostelerĂa
05 Friday Mar 2021
Posted in covid, restaurants, sevilla, tapas bars
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First off I want to say that of course I support the bars and restaurants here, many of which I love like my own second home and the people who own and run these places are like my family. And there are plenty of others that I respect and enjoy visiting. BUT… I have always felt it was my right to express my personal opinion about any of these places because, well, why not? It’s not like I’m anybody important.
But the ironic thing is that, since Covid, you are suddenly not allowed to say anything critical about any bar or restaurant because they are suffering, under pressure, doing their best, etc, etc. Well, I call bullshit.
accidental lunch
09 Saturday Jan 2021
Posted in coronavirus, covid, sevilla, spain, tapas, tapas bars
I was supposed to have a perfectly on purpose lunch with my friend Lucy, since our birthdays are a day apart and we haven’t seen each other in ages. But when we arrived at the bar I’d chosen (a new place being run by my friend chef Javi Abascal) it was fully booked. Should have known as it was the first Saturday since the January sales started, and also the first non-rainy day all week. After checking out a couple of other places (all fully booked) Lucy and I decided to postpone our birthday lunch for another day, preferably mid-week. To be honest, I have only been going out to eat during the week and at an early hour so I get to places before they get busy.
Anyhow, since I was already dressed and outside I decided to take a river walk, something I haven’t done in far too long. And it was lovely. Meanwhile, my friend Peter had been in touch so I told him I’d be in the Alameda in about half an hour if he wanted to meet for a beer. Then, while I was waiting for Peter (by chance I’d stopped to check my phone in front of Al Aljibe) I saw a couple of women at a table in the terrace paying up (it was 3 pm by this time) and so I took possession of the table and told Peter where I was.
reyes
03 Thursday Dec 2020
Posted in food & drink, friends, sevilla, sherry, tapas, tapas bars, wine
So ever since Reyes Morales joined me at Casa RomĂĄn to help me celebrate my 27th Sevilla Anniversary I’ve been promising to bring her a bottle of a nice mencĂa rosado to try. We both have a preference for crisp white wines and rosĂ©s over reds and I discovered this rosado while looking for more economical ways to still enjoy wine while being completely broke. Anyhow, yesterday was finally the day! I showed up at Casa Morales with my chilled bottle of wine and we sat at the table Reyes had reserved for us, in front of an open window (so lots of ventilation) and she proceeded to order food for us. Well, between the two of us and Reyes’ husband Juan Carlos (who stopped by for a quick glass) the bottle didn’t last that long, so then we were on to the sherries.
I’ve known Reyes for a long time, but it’s only been in the past year or so that we’ve started connecting on a more personal level. She is truly a warm and wonderful person and we always have a great time when we get together. Well this time rosĂ© led to sherry, which led to more sherry and eventually a penĂșltima down the street at Bodeguita Romero. I’m telling you, that chica is a bad influence. đ
