Alicia Aparicio and her husband William, who own Los Buenos Amigos takeaway paella and tapas shop in Kirkcaldy, have launched a trailer called The Wee Tapas Box which is taking Spanish cuisine to customers around Fife during lockdown.

Having launched their Spanish cuisine takeaway during lockdown, the couple behind Los Buenos Amigos have set up a trailer to carry tapas boxes to customers unable to visit their shop.

Food and drink businesses have spent the past 12 months adapting as restaurants, cafes and bars faced an unprecedented number of closures and restrictions.

One of the newest enterprises to emerge is The Wee Tapas Box from the team behind Kirkcaldy’s Los Buenos Amigos.

Owner Alicia Aparicio said the idea started from a desire to sell her native cuisine at local markets.

“In 2019 I had an idea to sell paella at the local market, so I started building that up bit by bit. Then the pandemic came and all the markets closed.

“Then I started selling food from my house. That did really well and lots of people started asking me where my shop was. I didn’t have one but then I decided to open a takeaway, which is what we have now on Victoria Road in Kirkcaldy”.

With demand soaring but many people unable to visit the takeaway due to lockdown, Alicia decided to find a way to bring her food to the people who couldn’t come to her. She continued: “Then so many people from further afield were requesting delivery and we couldn’t deliver outside Kirkcaldy. Due to the demand, though, we decided to get The Wee Tapas Box and be able to travel with deliveries.”

Alicia hopes to take The Wee Tapas Box further afield into the likes of Perth and Dundee.

Alicia Aparicio and her husband William.