Tapeo. Saturday September 16, 2006
Riyad, Ginette Perea and Mo. September 16, 2006 8:57pm
It's 11:34am on Sunday and this is the second blog entry for the day. For the past hour or so, I've been drinking a bottle of water that happened to be sitting on my computer desk so I sort of didn't realize I was really hungry until like a second ago when my tummy grumbled a hint as if to say, "Dude, can we like get some food NOW?" :-)
OK, ok. Chill out. I'll get some food in a few minutes, but first I want to get these pics published (or I'll never get around to them until tomorrow).
So last night I performed at Tapeo and the weather yet again was beautiful, despite the rain earlier. For the first show we had a scant few tables in the patio, but by the time the second show was about to start we had a full house, yay!
As you can see in the pic above, two of Tapeo's owners Riyad and Mo proudly pose with Ginette. They were pleased with the turnout and our show. The food's very good here but I'm pretty sure us performers played a major role in bringing da customers in too.
After the show: Pam de Ocampo, Miguelito and Ginette. September 16, 2006 9:23pm (photo by Eva la Madrileña)
We had a good audience (compared to last night's at Cabanas, ugh) and people came up to us and asked for our business card and hopefully we'll get some private gig$ out of that. Afterwards, I chatted with some of the members of the audience including this group of ladies one of whom was from Madrid and another from Mexico, although I didn't get introduced to the third lady, oh well. The waiter brought me over to their table when they had a question for me which basically was, "What time do you start the show?" and I had to break the bad news to them that we had just finished for the night. I half-jokingly explained that we are typically American in that we start the show early. Had we been in Spain the first show would've started at midnight, right?
Anwayz, after the show when we were enjoying some tapas and dessert at the bar, Pam was paying Ginette a compliment on her dancing to which Ginette replied, "I just listen to the music and I get inspired." Good answer! Awww, you're the best Ginette! :-)
Obviously I didn't get pics from the show, but least I could do is give a couple of my increasingly famous food pics. A dancer friend of mine recommended that I look into that as a second career--don't know about that. Here ya go...
Miguelito's choice for dessert: flan and espresso. September 16, 2006 9:46pm
Yeah, I know it's ultimately how it tastes that makes good food good. But I just want to bring your attention to the presentation. It's a part of the fine dining experience and here at Tapeo they make sure that your food not only tastes good but also looks great!
Ginette's choice: good ol' American Apple pie and vanilla ice cream. September 16, 2006 9:56pm
Yay, I'm done for the day. Time to get some lunch. Chow for now! :-)
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Comments
Cool blog. I've been meaning to stop by Andalucia for dinner and also to check out flamenco dancing. I saw flamenco in Madrid and enjoyed it a lot.
Posted by: toan | September 17, 2006 12:20 PM