25 Wednesday Oct 2023
The last time I saw Arpy & Fred was back in July 2018 (!!!) in Málaga. So I was thrilled to find out they would be in Sevilla for a quick visit this week. We met up for a fabulous lunch at Barra Baja (with a pre-lunch sherry at Manolo Cateca) and caught up as well as one can catch up five years in less than five hours. Amazing food and even better company. What a great day.
24 Tuesday Oct 2023
Posted in food & drink, sevilla
Walking through Triana Market the other day this stopped me in my tracks and I was reminded about how, back in the spring of 2021, I found myself suddenly unable to eat octopus anymore, while I was actually eating octopus. I wrote about it here. Anyhow, here I was looking at this rather forlorn sight and wondering, once again, why this moves me so much more than seeing lamb heads, whole rabbits and game birds hanging up, as well as various body parts from all kinds of other animals on display at the market.
More than a year and a half later I still don’t want to eat octopus. And more than a year and a half later people still think it’s because of that creepy Netflix documentary. Whatevs.
23 Monday Oct 2023
Posted in food & drink, friends, social media
I have known Lizzie (@hollow_legs) for years, both virtually and in person, and last saw her in London in 2016. So I was thrilled to find out she was going to be visiting Sevilla this month with two other London foodie friends Helen @foodstories and Chris @chrispople and so of course we had to get together and do SOMETHING. That something was to take them out for an afternoon to taste Triana.
It was so lovely catching up with Lizzie, and also meeting Helen and Chris in person for the first time. Whenever people dis social media I always think of all the wonderful people I’ve met, and continue to meet, there. It’s like any useful tool… you have to know how to use it.
I don’t know if I’ll ever make it back to London again (I’d love to!) but I know that if I do I won’t lack for lovely friends to meet up with.
20 Friday Oct 2023
Posted in gastronomy, restaurants, sevilla
It’s International Chefs Day! 👩🏻🍳👨🏻🍳 And so here are some fabulous #Sevilla chefs, many of whom I am happy to also count as friends, who have made my life delicious over the years. Today a chef asked me why there isn’t also a day for cooks, and so let’s include them too. A chef, indeed any bar or restaurant, is only as good as its team. Thanks for all your hard work everyone!
18 Wednesday Oct 2023
Posted in food & drink, friends, sevilla, spain, tapas, tapas bars
These two! 💛 Susie & James first came out on a tapas tour with me in November 2016, and were back in town for a quick visit so we met up to reconnect and reminisce. Fabulous afternoon out at Bodeguita Romero and Salmedina. Now that they are (mostly) living in Portugal perhaps I’ll see them more often?
casa azahar 