time for latkes

22 Thursday Dec 2022

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One of the many many many things I love about Twitter is that I have met so many amazing people there, and have ended up meeting several of them in person too. One of those is Edward Schneider, food & travel writer for the NY Times and other top publications, who I met through another friend I’d first met on Twitter. Edward was here a few years ago with his wife and a friend and we met up for drinks… and then they invited me out for dinner! Well, we’ve stayed in touch since then on Twitter and the other day he posted a photo of some latkes he’d just made. So I asked him for his recipe and he very generously posted it. And now I am about to make latkes for the first time! Stay tuned…

happy red earrings

21 Wednesday Dec 2022

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I haven’t treated myself to any new jewellery since before Covid, partly because of being broke but also because I was going out so little it didn’t make sense to spend money on anything but essentials re: clothes, shoes, etc. BUT today I was at the local Christmas craft market and these darlings caught my eye. Had a lovely chat with Pere, drove him a bit crazy with finding a pair that was “symmetrical” enough for me (even though, actually, I’m not the one ever looking at them) but he was patient and friendly and I am now wearing these light-as-a-feather happy red earrings. ❤️

vindicated

19 Monday Dec 2022

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I cannot begin to tell you how happy this made me. This place clearly didn’t realise they were dealing with a consumer rights lawyer… hahaha. Love it. So he was not only awarded the 7€ refund, the restaurant also had to pay for his legal fees. Fuck around and find out bitches! I feel so vindicated… Shawn of The Bread. We need more of this.

For the record, in Andalucía it is illegal to charge for any food item brought to the table without it having been ordered first (olives, bread, etc), and all food items have to be listed (with prices) on the menu. It is also illegal to charge for any non-food item ie “service”.

Also for the record… I seldom want bread in a tapas bar because 1) it’s usually not great bread and 2) it’s not necessary and just fills me up so I can’t enjoy other things. BUT when I want bread I am happy to order and pay for it. It’s this sneaky ILLEGAL “admission fee” charge that I refuse to pay.

You can read the article here… Restaurant In Andalucía Taken To Court For Charging For Bread