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2-5 May 2008 Winchester Cathedral Fine Food and Wine Fest
El Sabio cooked up a storm at the Winchester Cathedral Fine Food and Wine Fest. Everyone joined the fun, enjoyed the food and met the new family-run authentic Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant team from Winchester!

Pre-launch success at Winchester's Fine Food and Wine Fest and Raymond Blanc
Two weeks before the restaurant opened, Richard and Attila exhibited at the annual Fine Food and Wine Fest at Winchester Cathedral where they cooked and served paella for hundreds of visitors. They even had time (just) to have a few words with the other new restauranteur in Winchester, Raymond Blanc, who was himself demonstrating the preparation of many dishes.

The response from the public to the opening of a tapas bar was enthusiastic and several hundred visitors provided their details so they could receive updates on El Sabio.

Opening Night - May 16
The restaurant had its opening night on May 16th when diners were treated to music by song-writer Rich Tann and guitarist Richard Cox-Smith. With the decorating just about finished, Viki and her team were on hand to serve customers with a range of tapas and paella prepared by Attila and Richard. "We were delighted at the support from the people of Winchester," said Attila, "we had over 40 people booked in for our first night."

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