Lee visits Sevilla

 So Mike left Saturday morning and Lee arrived Sunday morning.  A quick change of sheets and towels and we are back in business.  This week we have reservations at Tradevo, Brunilda, Desacato, Petit Comité, and El Traga before we leave for Madrid for a weekend with Megan & Christian... 

So Lee arrived early in the afternoon. He and Phil spent the later afternoon walking by the river. The city was strange today. It was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. For some reason this meant that none of the holiday street lights were lit and all of the bikes were removed from the shared bike racks in the plazas and even more strange to us- all the outdoor dining tables were removed from the plazas. We headed to Tradevo for dinner, our dinner was indoors (it's quite chilly today - 52*F  when we left for dinner). We had good service once again. Ordered favorites and added a few new. The berenjenas (eggplant) were terrific. The arroz was again quite the standout.  We tried the ribeye - excellent flavor. The aguacate canelón was refreshing and a perfect starter. Had the tacos again - still good. A good wine to go with the meal. A stop at MITO on the way home for a change. The start of a great week.

The next night we did La Brunilda.  Another night of holiday lights and dining fun with Lee.  My favorites of Queso Costeño, risotto, tacos de cerdo, and the salmon were still my favorites. A few streets of holiday lights (which weren't on last night due to the Holy Day) for Lee to start his viewing of the splendor of Sevilla's light show. Each night we head in a different direction for dinners so many variations on the lighting themes.  

 

then some holiday lights on streets nearby

The next night it was a late dinner at Desacato - (Phil's class is 8-9:30) 

The following day Lee and I met up for lunch - and I got my glasses repaired. We had middle eastern food- simple dishes and some grilled haloumi to share. at Al Wadi.

Petit Comite was up next - for dinner - 

The following day, Lee and I had lunch together at Al Wadi- nearby...

That night we went to a cocktail bar near the restaurant we had chosen for dinner. A cocktail stop before dinner at Maldito Cocktail Bar. I had the classic, Phil had the classic with vodka instead of gin, and Lee had a very tasty drink with jalapeno.  It's hard to find a cocktail bar that isn't mostly just guys standing around drinking mostly beers and eating mediocre tapas. So we were happy to find this "relatively" creative list and a place to sit and enjoy a drink before dinner. The bartender was super nice and helpful and was happy that I complimented the ice  

Our last dinner in Sevilla with Lee Cherney was at El Traga.. We are all heading to Madrid for a weekend with family.  The Arroz Banda was fabulous and those who ate the suckling lamb liked or very much. Also well admired were the tosta de atun and the foie gras. 

That day I had my final class with Professor Nick Davis - for this semester - I again enjoyed his lectures and course materials immensely.

 Then we were off to Madrid.