We were filmed going around the indoor market (mercado central) buying ingredients to make a rice dish (known as paella) that my friend Federico would cook for us in his restaurant 'La Piazza' in the cathedral square. I had fun with the couple teaching them how to ask for what we needed to buy in Spanish. I hope the producer has a good editor as we had to do a few takes for the various set-ups, especially with the noisy Spanish background.
We met up with the programme's presenter, Alistair Appleton, who was very nice, and we sat down to chat whilst the rice was being served up.
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| Setting up the cameras and sound equipment. |
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| The show's producer, Michael, giving me necessary directions |
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| Federico bringing out the tasty rice dish |
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| "Smile for the camera!" |
It was a nice experience for me and hopefully my shop will also feature in the episode, although maybe they will edit out a little too much! The episode will be on screens in February so keep your eyes peeled as you might blink and miss it!
Loved the post, we often watch the "escape to the country" program here in the UK and we like Alistair, he's great, although prefer him without the beard...!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the shop, we are in Alicante Dec and Jan to explore options for 'over-wintering' in/around Alicante over the coming years so we may pop in and say hello..
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Hi there Paul and June! Thank you for your comments and I hope you find Alicante a good option for spending the winters outside the UK. In general the weather is milder although the humidity in Alicante makes the 'real feel' temperature lower than what is shows up as. You will love the amount of sunshine and blue sky even in winter and thats one of the biggest differences for me. It would be lovely to meet you so if you are in Alicante city centre at all please come by the shop (Read & Sixty www.readandsixty.com) on Calle Poeta Quintana 31 and we can chat about beards... ;-)
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