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adiós modesto

23 Thursday Jul 2026

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This one hit hard. We have lost so many of our wonderful traditional bars and restaurants in recent years but I only heard about Modesto closing today on their Instagram, and only after the fact (they shut for good last Saturday) so there was no time to stop by one more time to say goodbye. There’s no closure. And the especially frustrating thing is that I had actually planned to go for lunch there last week but then changed plans, mostly due to mobility issues (I can’t just walk there anymore). Damn damn damn. Now they’re just gone.

Casa Modesto

deb’s back!

18 Thursday Jun 2026

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This week Deb and Claire were back in town and I was lucky enough to meet up with them twice! Last time Deb came in October and it was a bit too early for her to pick up her L’Armanaque de Sevilla for this 2026 so I managed to get them both a fridge magnet of the calendar cover from Alfredo (better than nuthin’).

We had two lovely lunches together, first at La Cochera del Abuelo and then Augurio. It was also Birthday Week for Claire so we toasted her birthday as well as Deb’s (almost) early retirement and, of course, Dan Jamón. Several times. It’s been great having them back again.

michelle & chris

12 Friday Jun 2026

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I can’t remember the last time I saw Michelle and Chris (they can’t remember either) but we reckon it was during a visit to Málaga (they live in Estepona) when we had cocktails on a rooftop bar and were entertained by a bullfighter strutting around naked in his hotel room, curtains wide open (he knew what he was doing). Last night we were also entertained by bullfighters, but fully dressed this time, when we stopped for a nightcap at the Hotel Colón on the way home.

But before that we had met up at Cafetería Donald and spent the evening catching up and just enjoying each others company, along with some lovely tapas and wine. Good times.