Spain

  • Paella Santa Maria

    Paella Santa Maria is a meal inspired by the agriculture of the Santa Maria Valley. Cooked over a fire fueled by the wood of red oak and pine cones fallen by time and weather. this dish is a reflection of… Continue reading

    Paella Santa Maria
  • Summer In Spain Part 3: The Festival of San Fermin

    We hit the streets of the famed Basque city ready for anything. The town was busy with locals and tourists from all over the globe looking to stake their claim on Pamplona fame. Continue reading

    Summer In Spain Part 3: The Festival of San Fermin
  • Summer In Spain Part 2

    The morning sun shining through the small windows at the top of the room served as a wake-up call for my first day. I was still wrapped in the blanket someone had laid on me just four hours ago. Sleep… Continue reading

    Summer In Spain Part 2
  • Summer in Spain Part 1

    After three years of cooking in Manhattan I was done. Burned out by seventy to eighty hour work weeks, the World Trade Center disaster and a relationship destroyed by tragedy. Not really knowing what to do, I just went home,… Continue reading

    Summer in Spain Part 1