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even more birthday!

26 Thursday Jan 2023

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reyes and shawn

And the birthday deliciousness continues! Met up yesterday with the lovely Reyes Morales for yet another birthday lunch (well, why not, eh?) Reyes had never been to Lalola and I was long overdue another visit so it was a perfect choice. My friend Javier Abascal is chef and owner of Lalola and is known as El Rey de la Casquería (the King of Offal – sounds better in Spanish) with a seasonal menu that features almost every part of our beloved Ibérico pig. We opted for the Ibérico Tasting Menu and it did not disappoint. But mostly it was just so great to have a solid three hours just catching up and chatting with Reyes… about absolutely everything. Sure, we see each other all the time at her bar, but I always love it when we can get some “girl time” together.

The food was fabulous, service was great, and Javi kept popping over to make sure we were happy. Check it out.

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mar

28 Wednesday Dec 2022

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mar

Back in early October I was sitting at a bar (for a change) in Triana with my friend Lucy and we started chatting with a woman sitting next to us. It turned out she “knew” me from Instagram and so we decided that one day we’d meet up and do some Tapas Research together. Well, what with me getting sick immediately afterwards (gastroenteritis and then covid) and with Mar travelling and then getting sick herself we finally managed to get together today. Met up at La Cayetana and enjoyed a long and very chatty lunch. Mar has a wonderful Instagram account full of great photos and stories about Sevilla. Check it out… @Lost-In-Seville.

Plans are afoot to do have more regular research lunches and maybe also some cultural walks. I reckon between the two of us we know practically EVERYTHING about Sevilla so we can educate each other and have fun too.

sonìa is back!

22 Tuesday Nov 2022

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sonia is back

I don’t remember when I first “met” Sonìa Graupera @graupix on Twitter… it was many, many years ago. Then two years ago (almost to the day) we finally met up in person here in Sevilla and I saw her again when I was in Barcelona last May. So I was happy to hear that she’d be back in Sevilla on a whirlwind trip this week and would have a few hours to meet up for lunch. Which happened today! I’ve said it before but omg I have met some amazing people via social media, and especially Twitter. And meeting them in person has never been a disappointment. I guess because we already know we have things in common. Anyhow, it was a fun and slightly frantic afternoon, but we visited a few tapas bars and talked-talked-talked and then it was time to say hasta la próxima. Nice day.

mrs & mr o return…

02 Wednesday Nov 2022

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ana

… this time with little Ms O, aka Sara (she’s the white heart face on the left). It had been far too long since Ana & Simon were here (back in 2018) and so much has happened since then, both in a personal and global way, for all of us. So I was delighted when Ana got in touch a while back saying they were planning a few days here in Sevilla at the end of October. Not only would I get to meet their daughter for the first time, but also Ana’s sister Renata, husband Pedro and son Antonio (white heart face upper right), plus family friend Elaine who was here visiting from Malaysia. We started off with a sherry tasting on the first evening, and the next day, after Renata and family arrived, we had a full on tapas tour. Gosh it was fun, and so great to catch up and reconnect. Now that Ana and Simon have a place on the Costa del Sol I’m hoping we won’t have to wait another four years to get together.

debs

10 Monday Oct 2022

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deb and famBob, Char, Claire & Deb

It was Deb’s first return visit to Sevilla since her lovely Dan died of cancer last December. In fact the last time they were here together was in December 2019 and I took them out to Triana for a little tapeo. Sevilla is a special place for them as many years ago Dan proposed to Deb in the Alcázar gardens and they made regular trips here after that. Anyhow, we met for lunch over the weekend and had a lovely lovely time with her uncle and his wife, and her good friend. Great food and company and plenty of glasses raised to Dan. xx