Spanish lessons When Stuart Husband joined a wine-tasting at the famous Moro restaurant, he was soon struggling with pretentiousness, paranoia and Rioja aplenty. Photographs by Luca Zampedri

From: The Independent on Sunday | Date: November 20, 2005| Author: Luca Zampedri | Copyright information

Wearing an impressive profusion of multi-ethnic jewellery, a woman tinkles into Moro, the award-winning restaurant in London's Clerkenwell whose Spanish-Moroccan cuisine has spawned two cookbooks and can be described as very Moorish.

'How's your palate?' someone enquires, as the woman glides by.

'Scorched-earth, darling,' she replies merrily, her eyes intently regarding the battalions of wine glasses assembled on the bar. 'Ready for some major irrigation.'

This is Moro'...

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