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Porsche Gourmet 2014

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Following the success of the First Porsche Gourmet Culinary Competition held last year in Sevilla (in conjunction with Porsche’s 50th anniversary), this second edition has been extended to include western Andalucía. The competition begins in Córdoba city (3-16 February), then moves on to Cádiz province (10-23 February), followed by Huelva province (3-16 March) and finishing up in Sevilla city (10-23 March). A select panel of judges from each city or province will choose the winners of the Porsche Gourmet Award for “best dish” and the Porsche Gourmet Culinary Covap Award for “best dessert”. The closing ceremony will be held in Sevilla late March (date to be announced).

I’ll update the info here when the competitors in each city and province are announced and will also keep you posted on Sevilla Tapas FB and @SevillaTapas. The Twitter hashtag for the event is #PorscheGourmet14.

Promo video from last year’s Porsche Gourmet Competition

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Christmas Mapping 2013

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I saw the mapping a couple of weeks ago but arrived too late to get a good vantage point for a video. Made it back for the final showing last night and went up to the new BOSTON cocktail bar to watch it again and make this. Happily did not drop iPhone off the balcony.

How do you think it compares to last year’s mapping? I kind of missed the “snow”.

Club Foodies

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Club Foodies is a new gastronomic space in El Arenal for cooking class and special events. Located on the third floor in a small side street off calle Antonia Díaz, it’s a bright and cosy space with a working fireplace surrounded by comfy sofas on one end of the room and the cooking space on the other. Large sliding doors open onto an ample terrace for either dining or having cocktails.

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We did the latter last Tuesday at the Club Foodie opening event which featured a tasty array of gourmet canapés, including some serious local talent…

  • Willy Moya, Taberna Poncio
  • Equipo MPuntoR, Nikkei
  • Natalia Polaina, Los Baltazares
  • Equipo Ovejas Negras
  • Ignacio Vidal, Vidal Tapas
  • Moisés Vega. El Panduro
  • María Muñiz
  • Gabriela Sánchez-Lamadrid
  • Laura Cotanda
  • Carmen de Lara

Club Foodies is the brainchild of Ana Cardenas (far right in the lower right hand photo), a Galician who has made Sevilla her home for the past ten years. With a degree in art history and experience in organising fashion and art events around town, Ana has also been working on private Supper Clubs and other culinary experiences including music and poetry. With this new venture her future events will have a permanent home, in a space that can also be hired by others wishing to hold their own cooking classes or other gastronomy events.

Club Foodies Website
Gracia Fernández Palacios 3
Sevilla
tel. 955 223 520 / 667 620 278

Olive Oil Tasting Carts

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This is a fabulous idea! Fifty olive oil tasting carts will be placed around the centre of Sevilla 5-7 and 12-14 December – you can have a look here to see the exact locations. They will be out and about from 10.30 – 14.30 offering four types of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Arbequina, Cornicabra, Hojiblanca and spicy Picual) with fresh bread for dipping. Don’t forget to pick up the little brochure with info about the different oils and a few recipes using each of them. What a great way to learn more about this wonderful product.

Aceites de Oliva – Toda una Experiencia

Monuments (Inmaculada-Constitución Puente)

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In case you were wondering which monuments will and won’t be open – and when – during the upcoming long four-day long weekend, here ya go. Thanks to Turismo de Sevilla @sevillaciudad for the info.

horario puente 2013

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