LLERENA Blog

Almost nothing compares to the inherently social and vibrant dining experience of Iberico tapas with a group of friends, family and loved ones, and one of the biggest reasons why is the sheer variety. Because each individual tapa is a small dish, there is a lot of passing around, sampling different plates and enjoying a…

February brings more than one event that can be celebrated in a distinctly culinary way. While we will welcome many couples for romantic meals on Valentine’s Day, exactly one week later is Shrove Tuesday, marking the start of Lent this year. A key date on the Christian calendar marking the period running up to Easter,…

A great reason for a night out enjoying Tapas in Islington is that the style of cuisine offers so much variety. Whether it is the fine vegetable elements of mushrooms, peppers, rice and tomatoes, the various cheeses or the different meats from beef and ham to chicken, there is something for every taste. However, for…

We may still be early in the year, but the most important date for lovers is coming up fast, which means it is important to find somewhere to go soon while places are still available. After all, the best restaurants on Upper Street will, by nature, book up fast. Unless you happen to be Welsh…

When creating a delicious tapas board, you have to include some famous cured Spanish ham. But with several types to choose from when looking at an online Spanish deli, it is hard to know which your guests will enjoy the most.  The two main Spanish hams are jamon Serrano and jamon Iberico, but what exactly…

There are few restaurant experiences quite like the Iberico tapas dining experience, particularly when it comes to bringing people together in the name of great food and great drinks. With hundreds of different dishes, each of which with countless variations, tapas is also one of the most inherently versatile and varied eating experiences one can find, and…

If you fancy enjoying a tasty tapas in Islington, you can enjoy some wonderful meals with us, featuring a great range of delicious ingredients accompanied by great wines and other drinks.  Of course, great tapas can include a lot of very familiar ingredients. There are olives, onions, ham, garlic, fish, rice, peppers, tomatoes and chillies.…

Few dishes provide quite the culinary journey and the sheer wealth of different flavours as Iberico tapas, with each of the tiny plates showcasing a different piece of the Mediterranean. What makes it such an incredible dish is its versatility, as tapas can be a sharing platter for a celebration, a main meal or a…

The diversification of cuisine in London and elsewhere in the UK has helped many people to think more about their food. As the kinds of things diners eat become more varied, that will help grow a fascination not just with food cultures and traditions, but raise some bigger questions about what ends up on the…

Perhaps, to laymen’s eyes, all hams are created equal, all hams are the same. But, in actual fact, this couldn’t be further from the truth and from a foodie’s perspective, the wonderful world of ham is nuanced, intriguing and, of course, absolutely delicious.