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about last night…

28 Wednesday Sep 2022

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So remember how I couldn’t go to the posh do last night because I was being responsible and taking care of business? Well, turned out my tapas tour finished in time for me to pop over and catch the tail end of the event – also helped that it was about five minutes away from our last tapas bar. So I popped over! Met up with a few friends and acquaintances, had a couple of glasses of cava and then shared a taxi home with my neighbour Mónica. Also – bonus! Got a swag bag on the way out. So kind of a win-win. And I think I may have set the wheels in motion for my next biz idea (fingers crossed, more later) so if that works out it’ll be a win-win-win.

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sherry tasting deluxe

15 Thursday Sep 2022

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So this came about with a bit of luck and happenstance (and a lot of work on my part!). Back in April I was contacted by two guys in London who were planning a stag weekend in Sevilla for their friend BUT they assured me they were cultured serious people who loved good food and wine and were hoping I could provide them with a “classy stag evening”.  To be honest I had shut down at the word “stag” since I do not do that sort of thing but then they won me over, especially after one of the guys told me “and we like to read!”. There would be ten of them. What could I come up with?

First of all, I don’t do groups of ten. I seldom even reach my limit of six. Usually I take out 2-4 people at a time because that’s how I like it and that’s also how I think my guests will have the best experience. But this wasn’t a food and wine tour… it was a challenge. What could I offer ten cultured and well-read wine lovers? In the end I think what I put together was quite amazing. And it turned out that the guys were all amazing too.

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bodega soto

09 Tuesday Aug 2022

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Since reopening after lockdown Bodega Soto has been run by the third generation of this macareno family, Manuel Infante Soto, who clearly has a slightly bonkers sense of humour. The bar is much more “cluttered” than previously, with all kinds of curious bric a brac, including this mini depiction of the annual almadraba tuna catch and a creepy killer doll which Manuel says came into his possession after a client said it was too scary for her to keep at home. There’s plenty more to unpack here and so I shall be back to question Manuel about the history of some of his other curios.