Tickets are now on sale for the 42nd Annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival! Join us June 8-11, 2023 as Maui’s most magical weekend returns to the shores of the famed Kapalua Resort. Visit Kapaluawineandfoodfestival.com to purchase your tickets!🍷 #KapaluaWine

Happy #NationalPaellaDay my friends. 👑🥘

Happy Father’s Day. 👑🥘

When your neighbor asks you to save them a plate of paella, make them a whole paella. Life is too short not to be generous & grateful. “Devine paella for the people, by the Grace of God.” 👑🥘

“Devine paella for the people, by the Grace of God.” 👑🥘

The 2023 Oregon #Tempranillo Summer Tasting is Sat., July 22d at Red Lily Vineyards in Jacksonville, 4-7PM.  Live music, paella & wine tasting from Abacela, Coventina, Kriselle, North Bar, Red Lily Vineyard, Schultz Wines, Stone Griffon, Valley View, & Weisinger #ORwine

Let’s make paella. 👑🥘 “Devine paella for the people, by the Grace of God.” 👑🥘

We cooked over a dozen pans of paella for 500+ peeps. The King of Paella 👑🥘 👑🥘

Each time I cook paella, I look for improvements to make. Heat regulation & distribution strongly influence many components of your paella. There are only 3 times when high heat is desired: The start The stock The socarrat Devine #paella for the people, by the Grace of God. 👑🥘

Trust is an essential element of cooking paella. The more you practice cooking paella, the easier trust in your pan, heat source, timing, & stock additions becomes, & the better your paella & socarrat will be. “Devine paella for the people, by the Grace of God.” 👑🥘

PNW rains are back! 🌲💧🍄 Each year I share pics of my mushroom foraging adventures & culinarily treasures. This 🍄🧵 is a jumpstart on getting started. Note: Never rely on just one source for mushroom identification, & never eat any 🍄 unless you are 100% sure it is edible. ☠️

Tonight was a good night. 👑🥘

“Devine paella for the people, by the Grace of God.” 👑🥘 The King of Paella 👑🥘 Matiz

“Devine paella for the people, by the Grace of God.” 👑🥘 The King of Paella 👑🥘 Matiz

Sometimes, albeit rarely there are uncooked paella ingredients leftover after a party. I swapped out Matiz Bomba rice for salt potatoes & added a half bottle of rosé wine, making for a delicious lunch. Devine #paella for the people, by the Grace of God. #KingofPaella 👑🥘

The The King of Paella 👑🥘 👑🥘 with a lobster & duck stock paella featuring U-10 Japanese scallops, mussels & chicken thighs. Had to celebrate the first real harvest of heirloom tomatoes 🍅 from my garden & a tasty sofrito. Socarrat was caramelized evenly across the whole paella pan. 🥰

Let’s get this party started 👑🥘 #KingofPaella

A beautiful day to craft paella for friends in Tracys Landing, MD on the Chesapeake Bay. 👑🥘 “Devine #paella for the people, by the Grace of God.”