A couple of weeks ago I rewatched The Untouchables for the umpteenth time and, not only does it have that wonderful soundtrack by Ennio Morricone, the clothes are Armani. Never mind the excellent writing, acting, directing and cinematography – omg the clothes. Not surprisingly it won both an Oscar and a Bafta for best costume design but personally I think that buttery soft lambskin suede jacket of Andy’s deserved its own award. Giorgio Armani gave us so much. Riposa in pace, maestro.
Switched on the TV last night and the first thing that popped up on the Movistar default screen was… JAWS. And then I saw that it was released 50 YEARS AGO… and I couldn’t believe it. I remember going to see it at the cinema and I could’ve sworn I was at least 25, but nope. Anyhow, I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this, but it’s a bit like The Sting. Whenever I see it pop up I just watch it again.
So… watched this and… yeah it’s good! Very good. Weird but good. Vampire Blues movie. But about half-way through I kept exclaiming OMG THOSE ARMS (Sled, you’d appreciate them). Like works of art. And then I realised that Michael B Jordon was once sweet young Wallace on The Wire and… mind blown. So now I’m rewatching The Wire for the umpteenth time – the BEST TV SERIES ever. How’s you week going?
Last June I was contacted by French Arte.TV and asked if I could help them organise an upcoming shoot they had planned for a short film on Tapas Culture in Sevilla. They were specifically looking for a chef to feature, but one that made traditional tapas, and they were also interested in me taking the presenter and some local foodies on a tapeo.
For me the best guys for the job were Jaime Guardiola and Pedro Ruiz-Ocejo as they are both actually chefs (most tapas bars tend to have cooks, albeit excellent ones at times, but this was not what Arte-TV was looking for). They also run two bars that are dedicated to traditional food – Salmedina and Taberna Zurbarán. Also, Jaime’s family has their own fish market in Rota, Cádiz, so that also got included.
For my part I took them out on a tapeo and, well, OKAY. I mean, they could have really done it without me since by then it was all organised (by me) but in the end, after having contributed so much, I wanted to be there. My main stipulation was that they wouldn’t film me too much, so you may catch glimpses of me here but it was up to the others to stuff food into their mouths and talk about how great it was.
Anyhow, here it is, in French (subtitled in Spanish and German if that helps!) Gotta admit I got a bit teary eyed when I saw myself walking down the street using only a cane. Those were the days!
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