Helping others THE owner of Bridges bar in Mijas, Liz Doody, together with her customers have once again shown their generosity in raising €700 over the Christmas period, enabling La Cala de Mijas Lions to buy much needed food for 33 families. They also provided gifts for the children of the families. The food and gifts were delivered to Caritas in La Cala who arranged for the 33 families to collect them in time for the Three King’s celebrations. La Cala Lions are now holding another Charity Event at Legends Show Bar in La Cala de Mijas on Saturday, January 27 from 8pm featuring two performances: The Soul Brothers and Boogie Wonderland. Tickets are €15 or €20 for a VIP package they are available from the Lions charity shop in Calle Torremolinos in Mijas, by calling 637 185 533 or paying at the door on the night. Help them continue their great work of helping others. For further details about the Lions, visit their website at www.lacala lions.org or their Charity Shop in Calle Torremolinos, La Cala de Mijas.
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Donating food and gifts.
COSTA DEL SOL
Obama’s Burger
FIVE GUYS is opening a restaurant in Puerto Banus which will create 50 jobs. Work on the refurbishment of the premises will begin shortly with a view to opening before the summer. The American hamburger chain Five Guys, which became famous after the then US president Barack Obama went to one of its establishments in 2009 and declared it his favourite burger, will open an establishment in Puerto Banus in 2024. The premises will be located in Avenida Julio Iglesias with 330 square metres inside space plus another 120 square metres of terrace. They have secuJohn Smith IN 1979, a blind clergyman created the Blind Cow, a restaurant in Zurich, Switzerland where diners were required to spend the entire time eating and drinking in the dark whilst serving staff were blind. Thus, the concept of Dining in the Dark encouraged the sighted to see how their senses might change as they spend the entire time from entrance to exit without any light and guests are not allowed to bring phones or even luminous watches into the dining area. Although the idea appealed to many, particularly in the USA, it is still something of a rarity in much of Europe but those who live near Malaga City can have the chance to try this novel way of eating on January 24, with two sittings at 8pm and 10pm. There are three tasting menus at the Bendito Res-
Photo: Flickr CC / Embajada de Estados Unidos en Bolivia and Jerry
BARACK OBAMA: Visited one of their establishments.
red a corner site overlooking the sea and the beach at one of the entrances to the marina. Five Guys was born in 1986 in Arlington, Virginia,
when Janie and Jerry Murrrell gave the following advice to their sons: “Start a business, or go to college.” The brand was named after the five brothers: Matt and
Jim oversee operations by visiting shops around the US, Chad is in charge of training, Ben selects the franchisees, and Tyler controls the bread production. For the first 15 years, the Murrells opened and operated five restaurants. In 2002 they opened the door to franchisees, becoming the fastest growing restaurant chain in the United States. Today there are Five Guys restaurants around the world: in Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom, where it is also the fastest growing restaurant chain. Now it is coming to Marbella.
Dining in the Dark taurant situated in the Hotel Malaga Premium, each costing €45 per person and the choices are; Green Menu which brings a taste of the garden to the plate, Blue Menu with a selection of fresh fish for those who don’t eat meat and Red Menu for
the carnivores which will be guaranteed to satisfy the most demanding of palates. Included in the price is a mask and guests are requested not to peek but to enter fully into the spirit of the evening. To make your reserva-
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Let your senses of taste and smell take over
tion visit https://feverup. com/m/135964.
Win a roast
HERE’S your chance to win two delicious roast carverys at Los Arcos Bar & Restaurant in Benavista, Estepona. Enjoy two of Los Arcos’ traditional roast carverys served between 1pm to 5pm every Sunday. Choose from Beef, Turkey, or Gammon, accompanied by mashed potatoes, roast potatoes, parsnips, stuffing, Yorkshire pudding, carrot and Swede mash, and seasonal vegetables. And don’t forget their irresistible desserts! Los Arcos restaurant in Benavista, Estepona is giving two lucky people the chance to win. To enter: Follow either their Facebook or Instagram page @losarcosestepona Find the post, like it and share it. Tag a friend in the comments below! Enter multiple times every tag counts as an entry, so tag as many friends as you’d like. The lucky winner will be announced on Friday, January 19.