We have a friend in Spain called Francisco whom we have known for around 40 years. He spent his younger working life in the hospitality trade around the Costa del Sol, serving both tourists and locals alike. So not only does he love his food and drink, but he’s also very knowledgeable about it.
Francisco spent a period in the north-east working offshore. It was during this spell that he visited Café Andaluz restaurant in Aberdeen, which happens to specialise in Spanish food. And promptly fell in love with it.
That’s quite an endorsement, wouldn’t you say? A Spaniard moving temporarily to Scotland and giving a huge seal of approval to Café Andaluz’s version of tapas espanolas. Not surprisingly, I thought about him again with fond memories as we arrived there for our meal in Bon Accord Street. Visit Spain in the heart of the Granite City at Café Andaluz I’ve spent many a night or lunchtime in local restaurants in Spain enjoying the country’s cuisine – from fiery prawn “gambas pil-pil” to “churros”, sugar-dusted strips of fried pastry dough.
I love it at Café Andaluz, too, which should not come as a surprise for someone like me who has slavishly-devoted four decades to scoffing away in Espana. But we came not for lunch or dinner, but something a little different. It was time for breakfast Spanish style – or “desayuno”, as they call it.
I’d not thought about it before, but when I discovered they offered a breakfast menu I couldn’t resist. A.
