23 Wednesday Sep 2026
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It’s always fun when Paul comes to town and this time we had him here for ten days! Well, I didn’t see him ALL of those days, but enough times to have plenty of good meals and good times. And just like last year he was here to help celebrate my Sevilla Anniversary, which led to this surprise from chef Javi when we went to Lalola. Anyhow, that’s it until next time, which hopefully will be in a couple of months (this time it was an unprecidented 8 months between visits!).
22 Tuesday Sep 2026
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New on Bitesize Sevilla 🍊! Hispalis – a short history of Roman Sevilla. Guest post by Peter! Please have a look and if you like it you can give it a “like”. And if you really like it please consider becoming a subscriber (free or paid). Thanks!
21 Monday Sep 2026
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Damn, I’m going to be in Jerez on Thursday otherwise I would LOVE to be here. An organised protest after last week’s scandalous abuse of public space and funds for a private party hosted by the city council and Andalucía regional government. Bring your own chair!🪑
17 Thursday Sep 2026
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any tackier around here here is the Plaza Virgen de Los Reyes, next to the Cathedral and Archbishop’s palace, all decked out for a PRIVATE event, looking like a cheesy wedding venue, complete with catering and portable chandaliers. Wtf?
Photo sent to me on Bluesky by my friend Robert Wright
At the top, protest posters by Sevilla Dibujada on Instagram.
For the record…
On Thursday, a dinner was held in the Plaza Virgen de los Reyes. The 20th-anniversary celebration of the society magazine Escaparate produced unique images that spread across screens at retweet speed: dozens of white tables, a catering setup complete with deep fryers and refrigerators, coloured spotlights projected onto the ancient Cathedral, a bugle band, and hundreds of guests from the worlds of nobility, business, sports, and politics—led by the mayor and the president of the Regional Government.
In Seville, the 2007 ordinance regulating the use of public spaces in the Historic Center for ephemeral activities and events states in Article 11.1 that “the occupation of the Plaza Virgen de los Reyes and Plaza del Triunfo is prohibited.”
16 Wednesday Sep 2026
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So I was feeling a bit bad that I hadn’t planned anything special for this year’s Sevilla anniversary, other than I knew Paul was going to be here this week and we’d probably at least go out for a tapita. Then I remembered that Evan still hadn’t had a pringá at Bodeguita Romero (and as such has not actually been to Sevilla even though he’s lived here since April) and so a plan began to come together. I thought a nice casual tapeo would be nice and that way I could visit a few of my favourite places. Done!
First stop was Casa Moreno for a quick Beer O’clock and Emilio made me one of his trademark pen drawings to commemorate the day. Then it was on to Bodeguita Romero just around the corner and when Alejandro saw my gift from Emilio he decided he wanted to give me something too, so he popped over to the office and came back with a poster by Alfredo of the Barrios of Sevilla. We’d had a snack at Moreno but now it was time for a serious lunch – with pringás of course. For the penúltima we stopped in at Casa Morales and Javi not only found us a table (quite a trick at that late hour) he also located a super-chilled bottle of Juvé y Camps cava for us.
A fabulous day. I always love it when Paul is in town. And I liked that Even got to join us and also enjoy his first ever pringá at Bodeguita Romero.
