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Celebrate National Paella Day at TATEL with Hosted Dishes + Demos

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(Gerry Furth-Sides, copy and photos courtesy of Tatel Restaurant) Tatel Beverly Hills, one of Los Angeles’ most authentic Spanish restaurants, honors National Paella Day, March 27. To share the celebration  “day of the rice cooked in the pan” with diners,  guests are invited to the try its signature paellas for free, as well as watch it being made.

Tatel Restaurant, Beverly HIlls’ celebrates National Paella Day with Red Paella with Lobster

Chefs prepares this famous rice dish using classic Spanish recipes and rice grown in Valencia to create the most authentic, traditional Valencian paella.

Did you know that paella, Spain’s most celebrated rice dish, takes its name from the round, shallow pan that it is prepared in? Originating in Valencia, the traditional meal is made with short-grain rice grown combined with variations of meat, seafood or vegetables and a savory broth infused with saffron and tomato. 

Rice with slow-cooked beef ribs at Tatel Restaurant, Beverly HIlls’

For one day only, diners and passersby alike will be treated to the aromas and sights of a paella-making demonstration, as newly minted Chef Marva and her team whip up batches of the rice dish over a low open flame on the front Tatel patio adjacent to Canon Drive in Beverly Hills from noon to night.

Paella demos will take place on the patio at Tatel, Beverly HIlls, Paella Day, March 27

The restaurant’s signature Red Paella with Lobster, lovingly prepared with a homemade seafood broth and Carabinero shrimp, will be offered alongside Wagyu Beef Paella and Spanish Vegetable Paella varieties. Diners of the restaurant will also be treated to complimentary tastes of the savory dishes as they enjoy lunch or dinner.

Founded in 2014 and backed by stellar partners Rafael Nadal, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pau Gasol, TATEL is an internationally acclaimed lifestyle restaurant, featuring Spanish cuisine and daily live music shows in Madrid, Beverly Hills, Ibiza, Doha, Riyadh, with upcoming openings for 2023 in Mexico City and Bahrain. A place to feast, gather, and celebrate with Spain’s exuberant energy and exceptional cuisine, TATEL offers enchantment with every bite and style in every step.

Fresh, organic, and locally sourced produce are featured in Spain’s most treasured traditional recipes showcasing quality seafood, meats, and other characteristic ingredients from the Mediterranean. Executive Chef Juan Antonio Medina brings over two decades of experience as head chef at Zalacaín, the first 3 Michelin star restaurant in Spain, as well as at A’Barra, awarded a Michelin star six months after its opening, and at the prestigious Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid. 

While the menu varies according to season and chef’s inspiration, on TATEL’s menu guests will find Spanish staples with a rich twist, including Paella Roja, topped with lobster, the rice is thinly spread out over the circular pan which allows for a crunchy, caramelized touch. TATEL’stortilla de patata is infused with black truffle, and the jamón ibérico is 100% free-range acorn fed ham. The croquetas de jamón are served with a tomato marmalade, which blends beautifully with the warm bechamel in the mouth. Stellar-in-size plates in Beverly Hills include the 32oz Prime Tomahawk Steak, a full Wild Sea Bass in Salt Crust, Grilled Whole Branzino, and more.

What: National Paella Day Celebration

Where: Tatel Beverly Hills; 453 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills

When: March 27, 2023 – 12:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Details: Live streetside preparation of paella, and complimentary tastings for Tatel diners

Why Bilbao is the “Must visit” of the Year

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(Gerry Furth-Sides) The Frank Gehry–designed Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Bilbao in Spain. We were recently asked and convinced to think of a lot more of this industrial port city in northern Spain at a presentation at the dramatic, sexy TATEL restaurant.

This just in! Aside from all of the jubilant, warm, richly layered experiences that Bilbao and Spain has to offer, a recent discovery revealed that Europeans who escaped the ice age did so in Spain! “Like retirees who flock to the Costa del Sol, ancient European hunter-gatherers sought out Spain’s warmer climate during the peak of the last ice age.”//www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00611-2

Bilbao on the map

We were greeted at the door with pintxos, which we are familiar with as tapas or small bites. Our own historic chef, Joe Miller, was so enchanted with the concept he opened in the ever packed tiny (food) Bar Pintxo in Santa Monica.

Spain is famous for these small pieces of bread topped with a multitude of different ingredients that are usually lined up along a bar so you can help yourself.. and drink! 

The famous pintxo, small snacks on bread, spiked with toothpicks that are so popular in Basque country!

Chef Julio Garmendia, headed the kitchen this evening. One of Bilbao’s most popular and prominent chefs, he is known all over the continent for his refined and rustic dishes, and his effortless catering extravaganzas indoors and outside.

Bilbao’s most prominent and popular Julio Garmendia restaurants and catering companies

The Chef did not disappoint at TATEL. The menu:

Chef Julio Garmendia’s BILBAO dinner menu at TATEL, Beverly Hills
Chef Julio Garmendia is one of Bilbao’s most prominent and popular chefs

It would be a destination drive for the BEEF CHEEKS GLACÉ alone! Tender, layers of flavor and the confit of garlic added an exceptional taste and textural touch.

Bilbao Chef Julio Garmendia’s Beef Cheeks Glacé with roasted potato, boletus exults and confit of garlic
Bilbao area’s finest deeply flavored, so clear and natural white and world-famous Rioja (Reserva)

We were treated to a startling, fun virtual show of the Bilbao area during dinner. The tour took us right “into” the city and countryside!

A virtual tour of BIZKAIA be basque (BILBAO) at the Tatel Restaurant holiday party
A virtual tour of the Bilbao area!

The museum houses prominent modern and contemporary works, and it’s the curvy, titanium-clad shell is world famous. The city is also home to a wealth of contemporary architecture and many other museums, including the Fine Arts Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Maritime Museum and the Bullfighting Museum.

The stunning Gehry museum revitalized the city and put it on the map in 1997.

The de facto capital of Basque Country with a skyscraper-filled downtown, but Bilbao is also surrounded by glorious green mountains. Over 150 kilometres of coast sculpted with sheer cliffs, dotted with beautiful fishing villages with the best local cuisine featuring the best local products of the Bay of Biscay.

Over 150 kilometres of coast with fishing villages and the best food around the Bay of Biscay

With so many culinary, cultural, historic and simply pleasurable reasons to visit BILBAO we know it will be “the” destination of 2023.

Being holiday season, guests “dressed” for the occasion. Here is Sophie Gayot in a stunning, modern, bold outfit with color graphics now associated with Spain.

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