18 Wednesday Sep 2013
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Twenty years ago, just after I moved to Sevilla, I was given this copy of Janet Mendel’s fabulous Cooking in Spain. It’s covered in food stains and has a good number of pages marked with colourful paper clips – basically a well-used and well-loved book.
Twenty years ago I never would have imagined that twenty years later Janet Mendel herself would be sitting in my livingroom autographing this book for me.
17 Tuesday Sep 2013
Monday and Tuesday this week were happily spent at Andalucía Sabor, a fine food exhibition featuring Andalusian products and chefs along with cooking demonstrations and food and wine tastings. It was great fun but the best part was finally meeting cookbook author Janet Mendel in person, who came up from the south coast for the event. More on Andalucía Sabor (and Janet) later on azahar’s Sevilla blog, but for now here are few pics.
08 Monday Mar 2010
Posted in books & writing, cooking, food & drink, photos, spain, tapas
Shortly after moving to Seville (in 1993) I was given a copy of Janet Mendel’s Cooking In Spain as a birthday present. And it turned out to be one of the best presents I have ever received (along with my iPhone) because I have used it so much over the years and have also recommended it to others more times than I can remember.
Then last month a Twitter friend got in touch with me to ask for a bit of help with a project she was working on, and I was happy to do so. As a thank you gift Michelle sent me this latest book by Janet Mendel, for which she had done the photography. And all I can say is … wow! It’s not only a fabulous cookbook but also a real visual treat. Check it out if you are interested in Spanish cooking.
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