Wine season
WINEDERLUST Malaga, have returned after the summer hiatus, and are back with the first of their renowned wine tasting events on Saturday, September 21. For wine enthusiasts, Linda and Phoebe, the events they organise are not only about the wines they select, but also the location and the company. On this occasion, they have chosen Villa Antumalal in Malaga, overlooking Caleta beach and the Mediterranean.
In their three years of organising wine tastings there are certain bodegas that they often return to, especially when they release new wines. At this tasting partici-
OVER 50 truly vintage vehicles, some of which are 100 years old, will be touring Marbella and San Pedro over the weekend of Thursday September 19 to Saturday September 21.
The Marbella City Vintage Vehicle Exhibition, which is now in its 12th year, will feature cars brought down especially from different parts of Spain, some as far as the Basque Country and Galicia. Fans of vintage cars and classic automotive design will be able to enjoy the cars on Thursday, from 6pm at the Hotel Paloma Blanca in the Cortijo Blanco, where all the cars will be on display for fans to see.
On Friday, September 20 the vehicles will set out in the morning on a route to Manilva,
pants can expect to try delicious new wines from all time favourite wineries. There promises to be six wines with a white, a rosé and a little fizz. To accompany the drinks, they offer three new cheeses and guarantee stories and a laugh.
Winederlust tasting events are also about like-minded people gatherings that are as enjoyable as they are informative. Winederlust’s escapades offer exceptional taste, fun, customer service, and value for money.
This event costs €45 per person. Bookings can be made on their website, winederlustmalaga.com
Historic motoring
Gaucín, and Jimena de la Frontera, ending in the port of Sotogrande. In the evening, from 8.30pm, they go on a tour of the streets of San Pedro, concluding at 8.45pm with a presentation on San Pedro Boulevard, where the cars will stay in show all night while music concerts take place.
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with a visit to Estepona in the morning at 9.30am and a second tour of San Pedro, Puerto Banus and Marbella by around 1pm. From 1.30pm to 6pm, vehicles will remain on Marbella promenade, next to the El Fuerte hotel.
Laughter in the Live Lounge Comedy Event hits La Sala Puerto Banus
LA SALA Puerto Banus is thrilled to present Laughter in the Live Lounge on Wednesday, September 25. For the first time, Stand-Up Comedy Spain will take the stage, promising an evening filled with laughter, good vibes, and top-notch entertainment.
The event features a stellar lineup guaranteed to keep the audience in stitches all night. Performing on stage will be Stephen Grant, one of the UK’s sharpest comedians known for his quick wit and hilarious stories, Joe Eagan, a Canadian comic who masters observational humour, and Nik Coppin, a high-energy performer renowned for his rapid-fire jokes.
Guests should arrive between 7pm and 7.30pm to dine from the international A La Carte menu before the show commences
at 9pm. For those not dining, high tables are available for drinks and a great view of the comedy. Tickets to watch the show are priced at just €18 per person. Seats are limited, so booking in advance is recommended.
Right in the heart of Puerto Banus, La Sala Puerto Banus is the spot to be for anyone looking for a mix of amazing food, lively entertainment, and an unbeatable vibe. With so much to offer, La Sala makes sure every visit is one to remember, leaving guests eager to come back for more!
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House on the Beach
THE What The House crew is back at El Charcón club on the beach in Mijas Costa for their summer closing party with DJs Stuart Patterson and Tito Pulpo.
Stuart Patterson is a dance music phenomenon with more than 30 highly respected years in Dance music. He has collaborated on music projects with Paul Weller, Carl Cox, Roisin Murphy, Gilles Peterson, Eryka Badu, and scores more, as well as playing all over the World at some of the most prestigious venues and festivals.
Alongside Patterson will be Marbella regular Tito Pulpo, who started out on the London club scene, a place that exposed him to the rich multicultural elements of
reggae, soul, and gospel. Eventually, he brought his unique House sound to Marbella, where he started up his own radio show ‘The Gospel According to Tito’ and quickly established himself as one of the most beloved DJs in town.
The two DJs come together for this very special End of Summer party with a limited capacity for guests at El Charcón on the beach in Mijas Costa on Saturday, September 21 from 2pm to midnight. Early arrivers will be able to grab a beach bed or just dance all day outside on the beach. There’s an on-site restaurant, and the drinks are not Marbella club prices. Tickets are available in advance from ra.co/events and are just €8 plus €1 booking fee.
Classic cars
TORREMOLINOS
is warming up the engines running for the classic car meet and tour along Carihuela promenade.
This will be the 29th meeting of this, the ‘Amigos de los Clásicos’ car festival, with an exhibition of over 100 classic cars over 35 years old with a slow parade around the streets of the Costa del Sol town.
The iconic motors on show will be paraded along the promenade, along Calle San Miguel, and through the streets of Torremolinos. Other road users take note, because many streets in the town will be closed off to traffic not participating in the event.
The Amigos de los Clásicos event begins
morning of Saturday, September 21 at 9.30am in the Plaza Blas Infante from where they depart at around 10.45. It will continue along Calle Rafael Quintana Rosado, past the old fire station, along the ring road towards Malaga, Avenida la Riviera, towards El Bajondillo beach, and eventually finishing up at La Cañada restaurant.
As every year, this classic car meet will be
a day of fun for lovers of vintage cars and prizes for the best. Classic car owners can register for €50 the day before on Friday 20 at the Cañada restaurant or on the morning of the event. The registration pack includes a commemorative polo shirt, breakfast and lunch, as well as some snacks along the way.
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Stuart Patterson.
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Over 100 classics will fill the streets.
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Wellness Capital
MARBELLA is celebrating
‘World Wellness Weekend’ with 2,000 free activities, including fitness areas, yoga, a craft market, and children’s games.
This will be the fourth year Marbella Council has been involved in organising the event, which has been growing year on year. Between Friday, September 20 and Sunday, 22 from morning until the evening, the terraces of the harbour in Virgen del Carmen,
Marbella, will be full of activities and ideas for enhancing one’s well-being. Almost 450 professionals have been invited to participate in the event, including specialists in sports exercises, music, dance, and more. From the council’s point of view, this is an ideal opportunity to promote Marbella as a world leader in wellness holidays. The event will also showcase talks, massages, workshops, and craft stalls and will be full of healthy options at food and drinks stalls run by the charity CADI
Marbella, who will be raising funds for their work. CADI (Association for Attention to Child Diversity), is a non-profit organisation that helps children and young people who need physical, neurological, and intellectual rehabilitation beyond regular health care. The online travel platform Travellyze earlier this year identified the Costa del Sol as being in the top three of destinations for wellness tourism among northern European citizens. With an expected 8,000 participants, organisers are predicting this will be the biggest wellness event in the world.
Custom bikes
GAS & DUST 2024, is a biker festival with 15 custom motorcycle exhibitions, talks, food trucks and live music at the new Cortijo La Organic between Ronda and Ardales. The motorcycle-focused gathering that brings together manufacturers, custom motorcycle builders, and motorcycle fans on September 21 and 22, making Ronda the heart of the country’s motorcycle community.
Apart from the motorcycle displays, Gas & Dust will provide a wide range of events catering to all types of visitors, including photography exhibits, talks by prominent motorcyclists, documentaries, displays of old-school motorcycles, and guided tours throughout the
region.
Some of the best motorcycle customisers will be present at the festival, which is anticipated to draw 5,000 to 7,000 people, to showcase their most recent works and provide spectators with an exclusive look into motorcycle customisation. Prominent brands like Greasy, Bobber, Old Custom Flames, Pepo XTR, Chopperrrs, among others.
There will also be photography exhibitions by Japanese photographer and Daniel Alea as well as live performances from Branquias Johnson, Oddballs, Natura, and DJ sets.
The festival is on for two days from 11am on Saturday, September 21 until 11pm, and on the Sunday 22 from 11am to 6pm on the road to Ardales, just outside of Ronda at Cortijo La Organic. Tickets are available from universe.com and cost €16 for one day or €26 for the two days.
Chocolicious
THERE is an irresistibly tasty workshop on for all the family at the Mayan Monkey in Mijas.
The session begins by learning to create a lush chocolate shell. Once the shell is hard enough, there is a choice from a selection of delicious chocolate ganaches and caramelised white chocolate creme and learning how to pipe the centre full of delicious, creamy chocolatey goodness.
While your bonbons are setting, newbie chocolatiers set about designing, moulding and decorating three delicious ‘Deco Bars’. In addition to the chocolate, there are 54 different ingredients with which to decorate the bars, including pistachios, almonds, aloe vera, banana chips, salted corn, papaya, essential oils, matcha tea, and more.
The delicious works-
hop of around 30 minutes finishes by having a relaxing coffee, and perhaps even one of Mayan Monkey’s award-winning ice creams, while you wait for the chocolate to set and be packaged.
Each person gets to take home the chocolates they make, in addition to a reusable chocolate mould. Three Deco Bars - six soft-centre bonbons with a mini-
mum weight of 450g.
Minimum of two people are required and if there are any children under the age of 12 it requires a ticket holding adult, who will also have a great time, to accompany the kids.
The price per person is €35 for two, and €29.95 per person for three. The Mayan Monkey chocolate factory can be found in Plaza Virgen de la Peña in Mijas Pueblo.
Hector Quintana
CURRENTLY, Hector Quintana is regarded as Cuba’s greatest guitarist and is said to be one of the most sought-after players in the Latin jazz scene.
Playing the Clarence Jazz Club, Saturday, September 21, Latin Experience is a superb quintet featuring Ernesto Hermida, a bassist of remarkable consistency and inventiveness who possesses a strong, instantly recognisable Cuban rhythm. The band also includes one of the best-known tenor saxophonists in Cuba, Ariel Bringuez, who is valued for both his inventiveness, spontaneity, and mastery of technique. Talavera de la Reina native Rodrigo Ballesteros offers his solidity as a young percussionist with tremendous projection.
Cuban-born guitarist, composer, arranger, and music teacher, Hector Quintana, holds a degree from the Instituto Superior de Arte de Cuba. After
learning classical guitar, he switched to studying Jazz and Cuban popular music in 2009. He subsequently started to participate actively in local Jazz festivals and clubs.
His goal has been to adapt this quartet’s traditional configuration to more Latin rhythms and styles while maintaining a constant Jazz, Funk, and Blues influence. Numerous musicians, including Horacio el Negro, Mark Whitfield, and, Al Jarreau, have collaborated with Quintana on recordings or shared the stage with him.
The Hector Quintana Latin Experience play The Clarence Jazz Club on Saturday, September 21 at 10pm. Ticket prices are between €20 and €25, depending on seats. Bookings can be made from the Clarence website or from the venue box office Calle Danza Invisible, 8, Torremolinos.
Well-being Weekend
FRIDAY, September 20 begins World Well-being Weekend, and Fuengirola is planning to celebrate with Yoga and Tai Chi.
Happening in Plaza Pedro Cuevas, in the heart of Boliches, from 10am until 9pm, the square will be full of activities everyone can get involved in for free.
Luna women’s group and Infancia Solidaria.
Yoga, massages, Tai Chi, mindfulness, and talks from psychologists are just some of the activities taking place. There will also be sporting activities all played for fun and aimed at pro-
moting coexistence and socialising and workshops, physical training, mindfulness, and neurogymnastics.
The Fuengirola Wellness Weekend is organised in conjunction with collaboration between two charitable associations, the Casa
The Casa Luna association, helps women in need financially, physically and emotionally, while the Infancia Solidaria association helps children with complicated illnesses in thirdworld countries.
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Diabetes awareness
Adam Woodward
AS many in La Cala de Mijas community know, Mijas La Cala Lions are preparing for their sixth World Diabetes Awareness Sponsored Walk and Winter Market on November 3.
While they apprecia te everyone’s support so far, they would be immensely grateful if you could help again this year.
Throughout the year donations have helped them to help others: Their Young Children with Diabetes and their parents continue to receive good advice and guidance; their amputee has been receiving physio and care for several months and now awaits his prothesis, which they hope will be available to him this year; their regular meetings with medical assistance help other diabetics
share their problems with like-minded people in similar circumstances; their nurses make random glucose checks twice every month in key shopping areas and generally their 24/7 helpline is available to anybody anywhere.
Please do let them know at annediabe tics@gmail.com if, and how you think you may
be able to help them. Any amount is greatly appreciated and they will be happy to share your publicity at their events. Maybe you would like to be sponsored in the walk or perhaps sponsor someone to walk for you? Sponsor forms will be available at the Lions Charity Shop from the second half of September, as well as at the Solidarity Market outside the town hall in La Cala.
Biker rally Biker rally
Adam Woodward
OVER 300 bikers have already signed up for what looks like it will be the biggest motorcycle rally in the Malaga Province this year.
Organised by the Guardia Civil and taking off from Alhaurin de la Torre on Sunday, September 22, the ‘third Biker Route of the Guardia Civil’ is a charity event raising funds for the cancer support charity AECC. The rally follows a
twisty route through the Sierra de las Nieves, starting out at 10am from Parque de los Patos in Alhaurin de la Torre and back again. On return, there will be live music, food stalls, raffles, an exhibition of bikes, and riding competitions.
Registration can be made online at dorsal chip.es as a biker or passenger for €15 and that will entitle participants for a commemorative t-shirt. There
are places for up to 350 bikes in all, and official bibs for the event are selling like hot cakes. T-shirts and rider bibs can be collected post-purchase on the day of the event from 8am to 9.30am.
Alternatively, fans of motorcycles and noise need not take part in the rally and just visit for free the Parque de los Patos for a great daytime party with the motorcycle community.
Raising funds for diabetes sufferers.
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Cala Love Story
Adam Woodward
KAREN and Mike found love in a whirlwind romance that took them to Las Vegas, New York and back to their community in La Cala de Mijas.
Mike Griffiths, a retired distribution manager from London, and Karen Fox, an ex resort director, met at a U3A yoga class in La Cala. And having so much in common, they hit it off right away and eventually found love. They both enjoy yoga as well as Mike’s U3A walking group, which meets a couple of times a month. According to their friends, since they’ve been together, they’ve never stopped smiling. Those who know them both speak of them as being just genuinely nice people who give their time generously to the community.
Recently, they decided to tie the knot in Las Vegas. Understandably, only a few very close friends
and family were able to join them at their wedding, so upon their return, they set about planning a big party for everyone who couldn’t be at the ceremony, and Saturday, September 7, a great time was had by 80 invited guests.
Karen and Mike insis-
ted they didn’t want any wedding gifts but asked that their guests donate to the Alzheimer’s arm of the Lions Club based in La Cala de Mijas. An impressive €687 was dropped into the collection box that afternoon, and the couple later presented the donation at the Lions shop.
Funny
THERE’S a stand-up comedy mini tour in English stopping in Mijas on Tuesday, September 24 with some top class comics and Edinburgh Fringe veterans.
The Cazbah Lounge in La Cala de Mijas is hosting a Stand-Up Comedy Spain night. Stand-up comedy teacher and creator of the stand up comedy classes at Louie Louie, from where local favourite Lucy Amans hails, is MCing the evening.
A double headline featuring the multi-award-winning Stephen Grant is top of the billing.
A regular at the famed Comedy Store in London’s Leicester Square, as well as Mock the Week, Live at the Electric, and Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show.
Canadian comedian Joe Eagan is back on the Costa del Sol again with a maple syrup mix of observational humour that you won’t forget. A hilarious comedian who mixes traditional straightforward stand up with slideshows and images, it’s well worth seeing this performance by a Canadian totally lost in Europe. Then there’s upcoming local talent Nick Tarlton
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who began cutting his comedy teeth on open mics in Estepona and Marbella.
Tickets are on sale through event brite.com. The show is on Tuesday, September 24 at 8.30pm at the Cazbah Live Lounge. Tickets cost €20. Two nights later, on Thursday, September 26, if you missed the Mijas gig, they are doing it again at Louie Louie in Estepona, and more dates later in Marbella.
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OVER 500 athletes are already registered to take part in the ‘Unbroken’ obstacle race in Fuengirola on Saturday, September 21.
Almost all the registrations have been taken, but there will still be around 20 bibs saved for early arrivers on the day of the competition. The winners will pass on to the next round of the World Championships.
Participants will have to overcome obstacles on a 12-kilometre natural route, with some 40 obstacles, between Fuengirola’s Sohail Castle and the Mijas Hippodrome.
The national event, which
Unbreakable
is in its 30th year, is being held for the first time in Andalucia, and Fuengirola is, together with the neighbouring town of Mijas, the chosen site for this year’s contest.
The Unbroken race has been gaining popularity in recent years and is likely to attract all types of public and sports people, as the event is open to both elite and amateur athletes.
Among the more than 500 runners who have already registered are representatives from all over Spain and from se-
veral other countries.
For the lesser than ‘elite’ categories, competitors will be penalised with 10 burpees for every obstacle they fail to climb over. Obstacles include ropes, nets, walls, monkey bars, hoops, weights, and water jumps.
For both competitors and spectators, Unbroken should be a spectacular show of might, fitness, and pure exhaustion. The races begin at 9am on Saturday, September 21 at Sohail Castle in Fuengirola.
Free Chinese classes
THERE are opportunities in Benalmadena to benefit from the new influx of Chinese business and tourism in 2025 by learning Chinese for free.
With massive business deals currently being struck at the moment between the Junta de Andalucia and Chinese authorities, including a huge plant to produce green hydrogen energy in Malaga and new direct flights between China and Malaga to bring 50,000 Chinese tourists a year, the future employment opportunities are there for the taking.
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Named ‘Descubre Chino’. The workshops, which started on September 14, from 10am to 12pm, are aimed at adults with no previous experience in the Chinese language.
The edge candidates will no doubt need to score employment will be some sort of knowledge of the Chinese language and culture. For that reason, Benalmadena Council are offering free Chinese classes.
The Costa del Sol town, already twinned with the Chinese city of Dongying, is offering its new free courses at the Innova centre in
Attendees will learn basic Chinese conversation, an introduction to the grammar and writing, Chinese culture and traditions, and special workshops on Chinese for business as well as fun cultural activities such as cooking and calligraphy.
For more information and to register, the email address clases chinobenalmadena@gmail.com is also available.
Currencies, compassion and a Simply Thriving community
SIMPLY THRIVING, the popular Costa del Sol social group run by Val Williams, celebrated their Late Summer Party at Miraflores Golf Club on Sunday, September 15, with outstanding success. The solidarity of the Costa del Sol community was demonstrated to be stronger than ever with the sell-out gala event filling all 160 of its seats and surpassing its fundraising target for AFA, the Alzheimer’s support charity.
Funny guy, singer, and compere for the evening, Nathan Dean, ensured all the kitchen and waiting staff received a round of applause before the proceedings began, and as the event was in aid of those suffering Alzheimer’s and dementia, he opened the night with a couple of carefully selected songs paying homage to those who care for loved ones with the disease.
The Euro Weekly News caught up with Emilio Mogollón from AFA Fuengirola y Mijas, who told us about their work helping 110 sufferers of Alzheimer’s and dementia and their families. He explained how their work cannot cure this devastating disease, but through early diagnosis and brain-stimulating exercises, it was possible to ‘put the brakes on’ its advancing. He also praised the generosity of Simply Thriving, telling us how they relied a great deal on kindhearted members of the community, such as Val Williams of Simply Thriving, to raise funds and support.
Meanwhile, Nathan Dean had handed the mic to Brian Piccolo for some of his signatu re classic songs, followed by young songstress Emma Prothero, who wowed diners with her angelic voice as she covered classic Elton John and Lady Gaga songs. Val Williams, creator and coordinator of the Simply Thriving Group, gave the Euro Weekly News some of her time to talk about her almost 40 years living in Mijas and the importance of standing together and supporting one another. There were many in the area, she told us, who have lost their spouses and need groups like this to receive the affection, company, and support of others. Some, she said, were also in economic straits in which they could now no longer afford to return to their home countries, and the feeling of community helped them through hard times.
After a rousing performance by singer Melissa Carver, Brian Piccolo took to the stage once more to announce the evening had been a resounding success and that they had reached their target of €4,500. Michel Euesden, CEO of Euro Weekly News, then presented a cheque for €1,000 generously donated by national money transfer company, Currencies Direct, raising the total to €5,500 which was an outstanding achievement.
On Monday morning the Euro Weekly newsdesk received a donation of €500 from an anonymous benefactor on the coast, with additional local residents bringing the final total to €6,000.
Congratulations to the community of the Costa del Sol, where you are guaranteed to never walk alone.
Even in your darkest moments… The Costa of community and compassion.
THE weird and wonderful world of Artsenal Inoxis art gallery and workshop reopened its doors this September for lovers of art, music, socialising and all things creative.
To celebrate, Saturday, September 7 saw the inauguration of their eagerly-awaited Autumn 2024 Exhibition with a host of artists exhibiting their wide-ranging styles, skills and imaginations.
Marbella painter, Alonso Flores, freshly returning from his New York show, will be showing some of his latest works. There
Autumn art, Alhaurin
Simply Thriving
A HUGE thank you to everyone for making the Gala Dinner evening so successful and for raising €5,400 for the Alzheimer’s association. Michel and Steven and all the staff of Euro Weekly Newspaper supported us every week in the newspaper, came along to the event, gave us all chocolates and a hamper which was auctioned. We are so grateful to them and all the businesses that gave us a raffle prize, all the donations and €1,000 from Currencies Direct, and a bag for everyone from Ibex. Thank you also to Amanda, Sonia, Jaqui and her friend who sold all those raffle tickets.
Ludo and staff looked after us so well and reduced the price from €40 to €30 which allowed us to give €10 per person to the association.
´Thank you also to Nathan, it was his idea, Brian who worked tirelessly throughout the campaign, Emma Prothero and Melissa. Thank you to Jo and her helpers and to Lynn from Euro Weekly who came in early to help us prepare. So so happy at the outcome, thank you everyone. Val Williams x
will be ‘Ghost Trees’ based on the theme of rebirth after the fire (a reference to the Sierra de Mijas fires), by Alhaurin-based photographer Suzy Corby. From Alora, the hype-
rrealist Natalia Haupt; the ink on metal plate creations of Julia Holtmann; a mural formed of 40 pieces by Aline Bay Flecchia; fully whimsical paintings and drawings by Entegux and Antonio Hernandez’s bronze sculptures.
The exhibition is on until November 22 at Artsenal Inoxis art gallery, Camino de la Reina 3, Alhaurin el
COSTA FOOD TOURS
IT’S well-known that Spanish cuisine has been influenced by many civilisations, but no more so than The Moors, who introduced spices to Spain in the first century AD.
Over 700 years they came to play a crucial role in shaping the variety of Spanish foods we have today, and they appear in a multitude of dishes, but do you know them?
Here’s your ideal guide to those spices (along with others) that are used in various combinations to create the distinctive flavours that are so aromatic, and now so familiar
Cumin - one of the most essential spices in Moroccan cooking, it is now a crucial element in many Spanish meat dishes (think pinchos
The Undeniable Influence of Moroccan Spices
morunos). It has a warm, earthy flavour and is used in many spice blends.
Coriander – in its ground variety coriander is frequently used in spice blends. It has a citrusy, slightly sweet flavour that contributes to the overall complexity of a variety of dishes.
Paprika - adds both colour and flavour to probably more Spanish dishes than any other spice. There are different types of paprika, ranging from sweet to spicy, and they can be used to impart a mild heat and smokiness to dishes
Turmeric - provides a vibrant golden colour to many dishes. It has an earthy and slightly bitter flavour and is often used in many rice dishes.
Ginger - fresh and dried ginger are used to add war -
THE summer’s coming to an end which can only mean it’s quiz night season again.
Pit your wits and your best trivia knowledge against the rest on Thursday, September 26 at The Social in Benahavis.
This Fun Quiz isn’t to be taken too seriously though. It’s just a little fun for the local community.
mth and depth of flavour to dishes. It’s often found in spice blends and desserts.
Cinnamon - a hallmark of Moroccan cooking, it’s commonly used in both sweet and savoury Spanish dishes, adding a warm and fragrant note.
Cardamom - the pods are sometimes used to infuse dishes with a slightly floral and aromatic flavour. It’s often used in spice blends and again, both sweet and savoury dishes
Saffron - a prized and expensive spice used to add both colour and flavour. It’s often used in rice dishes and is fundamental to paella. Nutmeg - used in moderation to provide a warm, nutty flavour.
Black Pepper - used to add a touch of heat and depth to balance out the other
flavours.
Parsley & Cilantro (Fresh Coriander) - While not spices in the traditional sense, these fresh herbs are essential components of many tapas. They’re often used as garnishes or added at the end of cooking to provide freshness and colour.
Ras El Hanout - a uniquely complex spice blend from Morocco that made its way to Spain. It can contain a combination of over 20 different spices. The exact composition varies, but it often includes some of the aforementioned spices along with others like allspice, cloves, and more. It’s used to season and rices.
So now you’re a little bit wiser, stock up, experiment and enjoy the delights of these flavour packed goodies!
Selina’s quiz night
on hand to introduce you to others looking to build a team.
Popular Talk Radio Europe host, Selina Mackenzie will be your host for the night at The Social in Centro Commercial Los Halcones Maltés.
Team sizes are maximum of six, and it only costs €2 per person to
enter. So, start thinking up your quiz team name. If you can, bring a friend because the top winner’s prize is a a meal for two at The Social.
If you don’t have a team, there’s no problem as Selina will be
Pre-booking is essential as this fun event will pack out. Would-be quiz champions can reserve a spot by contacting Selina Mackenzie via her Facebook account.
Don’t forget your pen and notepads on Thursday, September 26, The Social, Benahavís. €2 quiz entry.
Estepona day trip
THE Lux Mundi Boutique is now open at the Ecumenical Centre in Fuengirola from Mondays to Fridays from 10am to 1pm. The charity shop has summer clothes, shoes and jewellery, as well as some kitchen and household items. They are accepting donations of household goods and items of clothing and would appreciate it if you could bring them in bags that you do not need during the normal opening hours.
On Friday, September 20, Lux Mundi is holding an ecumenical prayer with the participation of different Christian churches at the St George’s Anglican Chaplaincy in Malaga in the British cemetery.
On Thursday, September 26, Lux Mundi are currently taking bookings for their
excursion to Estepona where people can visit the Orchid House, the port, take a boat trip to see the dolphins, or just wander around the town marvelling at some of the 60 works of incredible street art on display. Tickets cost €25 with a Friends Card or €28 for visitors from the Lux Mundi Centre. The bus leaves the Feria Ground at 9.05am, or from 9.15am from the Bull Ring.
Lux Mundi is a charitable organisation that provides interpreter services, wheelchairs, walkers on loan, help in contacting hospitals, medical and other services, and visits to those confined in their homes. Support is also given in cases of sickness, loneliness, bereavement, or other difficulties.
Equestrian show
TORREMOLINOS bullring hosts the spectacular equestrian show, ‘Ritmo a Caballo’, as part of the local Feria. The horse show will be held on Friday, September 20 and is free to enter for everyone. Taking place at 8pm, the doors will close as soon as all the seats are filled.
Organised by the El Ranchito Equestrian Club, this is a show that pays tribute to the ‘Alta Escuela Española’ (Upper Spanish School).
In the 16th century, the world began to realise that Spanish riders and
cowboys were highly proficient riders and skilled in horse training. This practice led to horses being prepared to defend cattle herds from wild Bravo bulls, and also for battle, giving rise to celebrated warriors and using their horses not only for transport, but also as lethal weapons.
In times of peace, the royal houses of all Europe integrated the techniques of Spanish horse training into the art of horse riding and show jumping, and therefore expanding the fame of the Alta Escue-
la Española, one of the most important riding schools in the world today.
Today they continue to teach, train horses, and spread equestrian art. Samur, in France, the School of Portugal, the Spanish School in Vienna, and the Royal Spanish School of Equestrian Art in Jerez, all have their roots in the teachings of Alta Escuela Española.
The Ritmo a Caballo equestrian show is on at the bullring in Torremolinos at 8pm on Friday, September 20.
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Members of El Ranchito.
COSTA DEL SOL Jazz singer, Rocío Starry, is back to black at the Salón Varietés Theatre on Saturday, September 21 with Remembering Amy.
For a tribute to the great Amy Winehouse, Rocío Starry’s voice perfectly encapsulates the deep, strong control of the chanteuse, her pitch and range, tackling the highest and lowest notes with apparent ease. We caught up with Rocío Starry to chat about the upcoming Remembe-
ring Amy concert. What can the audience expect from the concert?
“A very heartfelt tribute to Amy, a Jazz diva, with the utmost respect and affection, in which almost all her best-known songs will be reviewed. I will be accompanied by José Nova on bass, Alex Peña on guitar, Oliver Torres on drums, and Juanma Romero on sax.”
What does Amy Winehouse mean to you?
“I fell in love with her voi-
ce from the first day I heard it and started introducing some of her songs into my repertoire. My mother told me that her songs looked great on me. The day I heard about Amy’s death, I was singing in a disco. You can’t imagine how I felt trying to finish my set.”
Rocío Starry is performing at the Salón Varietés Theatre on September 21 at 7.30pm. Tickets from the box office 952 474 542, or on the door one hour before the performance.
A NIGHT of instrumental Rock guitar with backing tracks, playing ballads, Fusion, Funk and Rock including a few classic tunes with the Costa del Sol’s heaviest rocker, Rob Sas, on Friday, September 20 in Estepona.
Rob Sas is a veteran of the 80s British rock scene who is now based on the Costa del Sol. Rob has extensive experience on
Latin & Jazz Solo Rock
stage, having played with the John Coghlan Band, with members of Status Quo, Nick Simper of Deep Purple and Warhorse, and Lindsay Bridgewater, who played with Ozzy Ozburne and Budgie, to name but a few. These days he has fun with his project The Rob Sas Band and his cover band Deeper Purple, with which he has toured all over the UK and in our country. But on this occasion, we have the opportunity to enjoy
At Selwo, Rob Sas will be instrumental, playing guitar with backing tracks, playing ballads, Fusion, Funk, and Rock, including a few classic tunes from the repertoires of Led Zeppelin, Free, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, ZZ Top, ACDC, Black Sabbath, and a few more.
Rob Sas is playing La STaCCa Italian & Argentine Restaurant, on Friday, September 20, at Camping Tropical, Av. Parque Selwo, 29680 Estepona. Entry is free, but booking a table is recommended.
A SPECIAL and intimate night at Huber, Estepona, with three of the most talented and successful artists settled in the Malaga Province.
Performing a night of Tango and Latin Jazz,
Hector ‘Limón’ Garcia, Daniel Amat, and Francis Posé play Huber, Saturday, September 21. ‘Limón’ Garcia is an Argentine rock and tango singer, musician, and composer, originally from Argentina but now settled on the Costa del Sol. Daniel Amat is one of the most renowned Cuban pianists in the world with a number of awards in his career. He was greatly influenced by the artistic career of his father, ‘Pancho Amat’, one of the greatest Cuban Treceros in history. One of the key members of the Malaga jazz scene, the celebrated double bassist Francis Posé, has performed all over Andalucia and just about every Jazz festival.
All three artists, highly respected in their fields, bring Lion’s Tango, Amat’s Cuban roots, and Posé’s firmly grounded Jazz together for ‘Tango Y Latin Jazz.’ The trio comes together at the Galeria Huber in Calle San Antonio 27, Estepona, on Saturday, September 21 at 8pm. Entry costs €20 cash, on the door.
FOR a taste of the most authentic in Andalucian cuisine, chef Ana Abellán will be cooking up the best there is in the beautiful setting of the gardens of the Antonio Gala House Museum in Alhaurin el Grande.
Ana Abellán, is author of ‘Entre Berza y Pringá’, a book about the food traditions of the Guardalhorce Valley, which highlights the rich quality and variety of cuisine as well as the curious history and all but lost traditions of the people of the Malaga Province.
Other than discussing her book which is full of
Taste of Malaga
fascinating recipes, she will be offering a free tasting of some of the recipes in the book.
The carefully selected dishes for the occasion, which will be cooked on site and tasted at the end of the event, are representative of a cuisine as deeply rooted in the culture of the zone as it is succulent. Orange porra with smoked cod; cold and thick pre-Columbian soup; pickled anchovies using a centuries-old preservation technique;
citrus roscas, the sweet touch of the menu; and aubergine omelettes, one of the first recipes documented in a 13th century book.
This free gastronomic event is open to the public and promises to be a real eye-opener for those curious about the history of this part of the world.
Ana Abellán will be at the Antonio Gala House Museum in Alhaurin el Grande at 6.30pm on Saturday, September 21. Entry is free.
Benalmadena Football and Beer
BENALMADENA FOOTBALL AND BEER is a small group for anyone who wants to play football and enjoy an occasional social drink.
This international group meets every Monday at 8.30pm on the Astroturf pitch at Holiday World, conveniently located next to the Elephant Roundabout.
They play four or five-a-side, making for fast, fun footie that’s light on rules but big on banter.
But don’t think this is just a local affair. Benalmadena Football and Beer is a truly global gathering, bringing together members from all corners: Morocco, Italy, Spain, Ireland, the UK, Romania, Poland, Peru, Argentina, New Zealand and beyond.
Social Group Details:
• The group meet every Monday at 8.30pm to play four or five-a-side football on the Astroturf pitch at Holiday World (next to the Elephant Roundabout) in Benalmadena.
• The organisers speak English and Spanish, but the group comprises people from all over the world.
• Everyone is welcome, regardless of
age, skill level, or gender.
• This is the perfect group for fun, fitness, and social camaraderie.
• The current average age range is mid-20s to mid-40s.
• Benalmadena Football and Beer have been meeting to play football since 2021, and new members join all the time.
• Whatsapp +34 684 059 704 to be added to the Whatsapp group to sign up for games or join the socials.
• They divide the cost of booking the pitch between participants.
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