No chorizo! That’s the first rule we learned in a paella cooking class at El Casal de la Fallera in Valencia.
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Signature dish of Tabarca mingles three heritages
Isla de Tabarca has gone from a pirate’s lair to a summer Costa Blanca getway at sea — complete with a signature two-dish fish stew.
Fire and rice: Greeting summer on the Costa Blanca
While experiencingthe Fiesta of San Juan firsthand on the Costa Blanca and in Valencia, I ate and drank like a king.
2024 update on bringing food through US Customs
The U.S. government controls which foods you can and can’t bring through Customs, but new regulations are friendlier than they used to be.
Going to the source at the Albufera
After enjoying so many rice dishes, we went to El Palmar to take a boat trip on the Albufera. We also ate paella at the waterfront.
Learning about all the Valencian rice dishes
Strolling around the rice festival is letting getting an instant education in how paella and other Valencian rice dishes are prepared.
Tastarròs, when the city plaza is a giant cookout
Spaniards are probably at their happiest when they are in a crowd with other people eating and drinking. That’s Tastarròs in a nutshell.
Tastarròs toasts Valencia’s gastronomic heritage
Valencia celebrates 1,200 years of rice cultivation with a big, tasty party known as Tastarròs. Life is too short to eat bad rice.
In Milan, a little wealth helps make rich risotto
The people of Milan can afford to make their signature quick dish, risotto alla milanese, because pricey saffron is not out of reach.
Summer travel picnic #2: wild rice salad
This nutrient-dense and filling wild rice salad has seen us through many an epic road trip. … Summer travel picnic #2: wild rice saladRead more