Eighteen years ago, on a small island of the Canaries, a woman called Debra and a man called David met at a small Spanish restaurant. Two years later, an incredibly beautiful, funny, interesting child was born. This child was, obviously, me.
So the other day I went out for dinner with my family at one of our favourite restaurants – La Botija. My parents met in Tenerife, a small Spanish island, where my mother was a singer and my father travelled to build things. Not too long after, they decided that they wanted a child, and so they moved to Wales (I don’t really know why because Wales is incredibly cold and nowhere near as tropical as Tenerife). They had said child, me, and due to my almost-Spanish heritage I have loved, and probably will always love, everything Spanish. The cultures, the traditions, the language, and of course, the food. I have grown up going to places like La Tasca and La Parilla, having Spanish lessons and flying out to Tenerife and Barcelona. Till this day forward, I will always pick La Botija over Cosmos.*
La Botija is a small Spanish restaurant in Warlingham, not too far away from where I live in the middle of nowhere in England. ‘La Botija’ basically translates as ‘jug’, ‘kid’, or ‘buried treasure’, depending on how you look at it. Spanish, huh?
I tend to love everything about Spanish restaurants – the buzzing atmosphere, the Latina music, the Spanish conversation that flows between my parents to the waiters, and, of course, the tapas. The food is typically encrypted with so much flavour and personality (if that is indeed a word I can use without sounding insane). La Botija especially is run by Spaniards, adding that extra little bit of authenticity that we all need in our lives. I love it – and so am here to share a few photographs with y’all of my last restaurant outing con mi padres. (Hence the fish and steak things)
Have a good day, everyone!
Everything looks so delicious!
Yummy Yummy
It looks delicious
Wow, everything looks delicious! I'm hungry now ♥
Ohhhhhh! Yo quiero comer las tapas de España contigo! Mi clase de español (en mi escuela) estamos aprendiendo sobre España y los tradiciones y culturas allí este año.
Y la historia de tus padres…. que guay!
Sorry about my Spanish, I'm still learning, so my comment is kind of limited haha ;P
Is the song Tenerife Sea by Ed Sheeran related to that island where your parents met?? I'm so jealous that you've been there!
nice post. thankyou for stopping by to my phone and yes! i was trapped hahaha
so very yummy
have a nice day darling
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I love spanish restaurants as well! <3 mmm and all this food looks so good!
Wow! So delicious post, babe!)) I WANT TO EAT NOW! 😀
Have a great day, kisses from Ukraine!
xo xo
Yours Maria
I love spanish restaurants too, and the food is simply delicious!
Yumm!
xx Anna and Christel
Amazing post again x
Spanish food IS delicious!
I went to Spain two years ago con mis padres y mi hermano too; we were in Madrid, Barcelona and other small towns and we ate A LOT.
We ate tapas (or tapeábamos, as they say in Spain) almost every night!
I really loved Spain, not just only the food but the history and architecture too.
And the story about how your mom and dad met sounds so wonderful!
P.S: I would like to use this comment to let you know that I've nominated your for the Infinity Dreams Award!
Lovely, yum!
Mhhh the pictures make my mouth water, everything looks absolutely delicious! I really need to try some of these things 🙂 lovely post x
they must be so good 🙂
wow it's so yummylicious
great pictures
You're killing me! I'm starving right now and this looks SO delicious!
So I'm dying of starvation now. tHANKS FOR NOTHING. haha. Just kidding. This is gorgeous and delicious looking and I feel I need to embrace my Spanish heritage now too. *whispers* I have no Spanish heritage but it won't stop me from embracing it.
Love the way you write!! Fun to read!!! And the photos!!!! Makes me hungry now! xx
Everything looks so delicious!
Have a great weekend!