People were asking what it felt like to be back in Minnesota and kept referring to me as “Mr. New Yorker” (funny how the NY natives called me “the guy from Minnesota”). I only spent 4 years in the frozen tundra of the Midwest but… Read More
All posts by “Paolo Española”
Tacos de Pescado: Taco Tuesday
Ohhhh snap! It’s Tuesday and you know what that means (esp. if you’re still in college or still broke at the age of 35)…TACO TUESDAY! You may have had the Americanized version of hard taco shells loaded to cracking point with greasy ground beef, sour cream,… Read More
“Chef” starring Jon Favreau
So you’re probably at lunch cursing the Gods for inventing Monday….or wandering aimlessly around YouTube watching cat videos. Well…while you’re at it, peep this quick trailer for a culinary comedy that came out just a few days ago and is on limited engagement. “Chef”, written,… Read More
Rilletes De Saumon: End of Busy Season Rendez-Vous
So apparently “crudites” is pronounced as “kroo-de-teys” à la française and not “kroo-dayts”?! And they’re nothing more than a fancified name for “veggie sticks and dip”?! Well great…I’ve been misled. I’ve been walking around sounding like an absolute caveman. So when my manager at work comes in to… Read More
Love…as Told With a Plate of Biryani
Going through my backlog of blogging inspiration and I stumbled across an older news piece from the India Times about a wedding that was called off due to a conflict over…get this…..an argument over biryani. Biryani is a South Asian rice-based dish cooked with spices and… Read More



