![]() ![]() Decidedly not enough when you consider that we share a climate with Spain, along with a passion for small dishes (tapas!) and seafood. Many have come, and many have gone – La Masia and Toledo on the Westside, Tasca in Hollywood, Cava near the Beverly Center, La Paella on San Vicente, Taberna Arros and Bar Pintxo in Santa Monica, along with Racion in Pasadena.Īnd yet, there is Spanish cooking to be found in SoCal. That said, I do have to add that the history of Spanish restaurants here in SoCal is not pretty. I’ve become a full-fledged, card-carrying pescatarian in my old age. And anyway, any excuse for gobbling an abundance of shrimp, crab, scallops, lobster, cod and what have you is much appreciated. But for me, at least, seafood makes paella so much more of a meal. Along with National Peanut Butter Day, National Cheese Doodle Day and National Meatball Day, we’ve got National Crabmeat Day, National Baked Scallop Day, National Lobster Newburg Day, National Clams on the Halfshell Day – and, on March 27, National Paella Day.Īnd, yes, I know that paella doesn’t have to include seafood to be paella it’s named for the flat metal pan with two handles in which it’s cooked. Paella is just one of many foods from the sea honored with special days in March – this may be the most aquatic month of the year. By the 15th century, it had become such a staple that it was the standard lunchtime meal for farm laborers, cooked in great pans over open fires, flavored with herbs and spices, with added ingredients like tomatoes and onions, saffron the pepper, rabbit and duck, and, closer to the ocean, seafood. That’s where it dates back to the 10th century, when the Moors of Spain began cultivating rice. And as is true of so many of our favorite dishes, paella has roots deep in history – in this case, in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. Her love of paella – a dish named for the pan in which it’s served – has continued, and perhaps even thrived. Or, at least, she did by that time, my wife and I had moved on to zarzuela and fideo and any number of other dishes. During five nights in Barcelona, we had another five paellas. And she obsessed very well.ĭuring five nights in Madrid, we went to five different restaurants famed for their paella. She was captivated as well with sandwiches of jamón serrano on bocadillo bread, served at a chain wonderfully called Museo del Jamón. An excellent robot battler.During a family trip to Spain, my daughter developed an obsession with paella. I actually prefer the mechanics (handling) of the first game (MSG SEED: FvZ) yet that is strictly arcade only while this has a huge branching mission mode akin to GvZG. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Federation vs ZAFT 2 Plus - if you're familiar with the old PS2 Federation vs Zeon Gundam game by Capcom (and the later Gundam vs Zeta Gundam) then you'll be right at home with this final PS2 release. Standouts for me are the Virtual On, Monster World, and the Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box sets. Sega Ages 2500 Series - starting from volume 15 onward, you'll find a huge selection of some of the best upgrades to many classic Sega ips you'll ever know what to do with. It's worth checking out pardon the story/dialogue being strictly Japanese, you lose nothing outside of the good game-play ![]() Given the plentiful start with shooting games I'll make only a couple brief alternate mentions:ĬhainDive - think Nights into Dreams in a gritty techno-future. I suspect the exchange rate has something to do with it too but I think for the most part there's more competition where one can play these games versus 5+ years ago. DOJ too is on 360 although perhaps not entirely for the better despite having the uncommon Black Label at the forefront. Games like Mushihimesama are on 360 and for the better where the PS2 version has a bit of loading and has forced interlacing. I think demand has shifted - previously PS2 was the import shooting game system for modern times but thanks to Xbox 360 taking the torch demand has dropped. Mushihimesama was reprinted as a Taito Best about a year after the original release although I don't believe that's the cause of the overall price drop. DOJ and Espgaluda are quality and outside emulation or an arcade Espgaluda is found nowhere else. ![]()
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