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victor’s first crackburger

25 Monday Apr 2016

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It’s always a treat when my friend Victor @welovemalaga (also my biz partner @welovetapastour) breezes through town – usually during one of his crazy busy 3-week tours that take him through Spain, Portugal and Morocco. This past Sunday we had a couple of hours at lunchtime together to catch up and enjoy a few tapitas.

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I was shocked to discover that Victor had yet to try the world-famous Crackburger™ at La Brunilda. And so off we went to remedy this situation. As luck would have it, although people were waiting for tables when we arrived, the bar had been left wide open (a sure sign that all the clients were foreigners), so we grabbed a couple of bar stools and ordered up.victor (3)

The verdict? Victor absolutely LOVED his first (but not last) Crackburger™. I always love being there for someone’s first special gastronomic experience, be it jamón, pringá, sherry, etc. It’s great seeing the expressions of joy, hearing the delighted MMMMMMs, and knowing that – even in some small way – these people’s lives have been changed forever.

miss morcilla & miss bishopsgate

29 Monday Feb 2016

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Call it fate but due to an oil spill at Gatwick Airport, instead of heading directly to Sevilla airport after getting back from our Jerez Flamenco Getaway, my friend Jo (aka @MissBishopsGate) ended up coming over to Casa Az for a couple of hours while her flight home got sorted out. This meant that the charming and devastatingly cute Miss Morcilla finally got to meet the elegant Helen Mirren lookalike Miss Bishopsgate and, as you can see, they hit it off immediately.

Of course Loki and Luna also put in an appearance, especially as we got home around dinnertime, but you can see that Morcilla and Jo had a special connection. Next time I’ll teach Jo how to snibble!

jerez flamenco getaway

27 Saturday Feb 2016

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jerez getaway feb 2016Notice token flamenco image in centre of collage ;). But flamenco really was the reason I ended up in Jerez this weekend, with my friend Jo. It turned out Jo was coming down from London for the weekend to take a couple of flamenco dance classes with renowned dancer and choreographer Joaquín Grilo. And as I also had plans to see Sara Baras we decided to make a weekend of it. Every year Jerez hosts this 10-day Festival de Jerez but this is the first time I’ve been. It’s great fun, lots of events going on around the city, which made Jo and I think that maybe next year we’ll come for a whole week.