occasional supper club host, food (+football) writer. Tweets about food, United, Atleti and the inherent beauty of Pakistani fast bowling
Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid
Joined May 2009
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"If we didn't suffer, we wouldn't be ourselves."
For @vittleslondon I wrote about Atleti's departure from the Vicente Calderón, through the medium of gallinejas and entresijos (fried lambs intestines), a very special and uniquely madrileño dish
vittles.substack.com/p/galli…
.@icevolcanoes you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing of all time in three days time
Idk, are conversations like this really necessary? Feels weird seeing publications switch from "footballer mental health is important, online abuse is a real thing they deal with" to publishing articles saying "look at these guys, they're the worst ever"
Neymar and Antony were expensive mistakes for their last clubs — but who else fits into the “worst-ever” bracket?
■ £350,000-a-week #MUFC flop
■ £20m signing who thought he’d be “one of best in league”
■ Defender who couldn’t head the ball
Who knows, the season will likely end up with nothing to show for but it's been years since I've been able to come out with a "hay liga" while talking about my team so I'm gonna enjoy this
There are probably earlier examples as well but Portugal's coach in 1966 was Brazilian, and there have been many more since (the Euro 2004 final involved two foreign coaches too!) The idea that it is what "international football is about" is demonstrably not true
Definitely envy this little one being able to watch a Pakistani batting collapse without the sentience to suffer through it
Matoke enthusiast retweeted
Confirmed: this former Rastro store on Calle Ribera de Curtidores is currently being renovated into a four-bedroom "hotel" on the ground floor. It is extremely unlikely the owners have a license for this as the council are not currently granting them for new tourist apartments.
Funny to see the serious discussions being had in the guardian about player workload and injury ("will the games powerbrokers take notice?") given their sneering take a couple of weeks ago when Ødegaard's injury happened
For @vittlesmagazine, I wrote about Madrid's crisp culture, and their gorgeous, old-school crisp shops that you can find dotted around town
vittlesmagazine.com/p/crisps…
They also sell other things like boiled sweets, dried fruit, nuts, and olives. Some people ask for the olive brine to be poured on their crisps when they order it - but it's not always possible. I remember being told that "my crisps are too good for you to do this" one time
Ah, and for those curious about the shop I mentioned that's only open on Fridays and sells mainly eggs - here we go
xitter.gq/KebAbbas/status/144420…
Once again asking arsenal fans (especially after his saves yesterday) to make a chant for David Raya to the tune of Rachid Taha's 'Ya Rayah'
youtu.be/vBu2OXGWBFI?si=33Nf…
Goals are just so much more enjoyable when your goalscorer is Uruguayan. I don't make the rules, but it is what it is
JOSEMA GIMENEZ SCORES AND KISSES THE BADGE!!! WHAT AN ASSIST GRIEZMANN! xitter.gq/ballerskingvbk/status/…
Matoke enthusiast retweeted
Impossible to read this without smiling & reaching for some crisps.. and you know, some vermouth because why not ❤️
For @vittlesmagazine, I wrote about Madrid's crisp culture, and their gorgeous, old-school crisp shops that you can find dotted around town
vittlesmagazine.com/p/crisps…