I am extremely happy to be part of this year's Hispana Leadership Summit to be held at the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa from September 12th to the 14th. This conference invites as speakers a group of women who are leaders in their respective fields.
Can not wait to meet this group of successful ladies!
I will keep you posted with all the information about the sessions and maybe I'll find some familiar faces.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Vivir Mi Vida Tour
Un simple mensaje de texto enviado por mi amiga Laurita Tellado sin saber que
vendría detrás de aquellas pocas palabras. Cuando le devolví la llamada me preguntó si tendría planes para ese fin de semana específicamente el domingo, 25 de agosto. Le dije que quizás pero cuando me dijo que tenía un boleto extra para el concierto de Marc Anthony, tímidamente le dije que ¡Sííííííííí!
Quise gritar pero me tuve que contener porque estaba en mi trabajo. A Laurita le estuvo un poco raro que no gritara, saltara y pataleara de la emoción pero creanme que fue un poco fuerte tener que gritar por dentro.
El día del concierto nos encontramos en la entrada principal del Amway Center. De ahí nos encaminamos hasta nuestros asientos en el área club. Nunca había tenido la oportunidad que sentarme en esta sección pero es verdaderamente cómoda. En otras palabras no tienes que estar pidiendo permiso para poder pasar entre las otras personas que están en tu misma fila.
Para abrir el concierto Marc acostumbra a llevar al comediante latino, Tony Vega. La audiencia completa no paraba de reirse durante la duración de su presentación. Vega se dedica a criticar a todos los hispanos. Da risa porque todo lo que comparte con la audiencia es totalmente verdadero.
A eso de las 8:30 de la noche el flaco abrió su espectáculo cantando "Y hubo alguien". El resto de la noche sólo se escucharon sus mejores éxitos, entre ellos "Hasta Ayer", "Contra la corriente", "Valió la pena", "Que precio tiene el cielo" y una de mis favoritas: "Y como es el".
El público se sabía las líricas de cada canción a perfección y hasta bailaban en espacios limitados y con el riesgo de irse rodando por los asientos. Marc hizo una pausa para tomarse parte de la cerveza de su padre que estaba disfrutando del concierto.
El nuyorican se desplazó por la tarima con una energía increíble que fácilmente transmitió a sus fanáticos. En más de una ocasión Marc se detuvo a contemplar al público y lucía conmovido y asombrado con el lleno total del arena.
Como invitado de la noche Tito el Bambino interpretó a dúo el tema "Por qué le mientes", que causó euforia entre los espectadores. Tampoco podía faltar una canción del Hector Lavoe. Marc cantó "Mi gente".
La energía y fuerza se sentía a flor de piel. Estas emociones son las que se reflejan y transmiten de parte de Marc en todos sus conciertos. Para cerrar con broche de oro la noche el Newyorican cantó su más reciente éxito: "Vivir mi vida".
vendría detrás de aquellas pocas palabras. Cuando le devolví la llamada me preguntó si tendría planes para ese fin de semana específicamente el domingo, 25 de agosto. Le dije que quizás pero cuando me dijo que tenía un boleto extra para el concierto de Marc Anthony, tímidamente le dije que ¡Sííííííííí!
Quise gritar pero me tuve que contener porque estaba en mi trabajo. A Laurita le estuvo un poco raro que no gritara, saltara y pataleara de la emoción pero creanme que fue un poco fuerte tener que gritar por dentro.
El día del concierto nos encontramos en la entrada principal del Amway Center. De ahí nos encaminamos hasta nuestros asientos en el área club. Nunca había tenido la oportunidad que sentarme en esta sección pero es verdaderamente cómoda. En otras palabras no tienes que estar pidiendo permiso para poder pasar entre las otras personas que están en tu misma fila.
Para abrir el concierto Marc acostumbra a llevar al comediante latino, Tony Vega. La audiencia completa no paraba de reirse durante la duración de su presentación. Vega se dedica a criticar a todos los hispanos. Da risa porque todo lo que comparte con la audiencia es totalmente verdadero.
A eso de las 8:30 de la noche el flaco abrió su espectáculo cantando "Y hubo alguien". El resto de la noche sólo se escucharon sus mejores éxitos, entre ellos "Hasta Ayer", "Contra la corriente", "Valió la pena", "Que precio tiene el cielo" y una de mis favoritas: "Y como es el".
El público se sabía las líricas de cada canción a perfección y hasta bailaban en espacios limitados y con el riesgo de irse rodando por los asientos. Marc hizo una pausa para tomarse parte de la cerveza de su padre que estaba disfrutando del concierto.
El nuyorican se desplazó por la tarima con una energía increíble que fácilmente transmitió a sus fanáticos. En más de una ocasión Marc se detuvo a contemplar al público y lucía conmovido y asombrado con el lleno total del arena.
Como invitado de la noche Tito el Bambino interpretó a dúo el tema "Por qué le mientes", que causó euforia entre los espectadores. Tampoco podía faltar una canción del Hector Lavoe. Marc cantó "Mi gente".
La energía y fuerza se sentía a flor de piel. Estas emociones son las que se reflejan y transmiten de parte de Marc en todos sus conciertos. Para cerrar con broche de oro la noche el Newyorican cantó su más reciente éxito: "Vivir mi vida".
Ruta del Vi en Guánica
A veces los viajes más cortos son los que mejor se termina manejando el tiempo. Continuando con las aventuras en mi bella Isla del Encanto había un lugar que anhelaba ir pero no había tenido la oportunidad.
¿Han escuchado de la Bodega Andreu Solé en el pueblo de Guánica? Yo me topé con este hermoso lugar vía Facebook. Me llamó muchísimo la atención saber que en Puerto Rico existe esta viña donde se produce el único vino en la Isla.
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| Vista de la Bodega |
La entrada no le hace justicia a la hermosa vista de la bodega. Totalmente al aire libre con parte de la bahía de Guánica de trasfondo puedes tomar asiento frente al mar bajo la sombra de una gigantesca enrredadera de uvas.
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| Vista desde Bodega Andreu Solé |
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| Licores artesanales y cata de vinos |
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| Tabla básica de degustación de licores y vino |
Para los amantes del vino o simplemente para aquellos que le gusta la buena comida y un buen ambiente tienen que visitar este lugar que abre sus puertas de viernes a domingo en las tardes y que cuenta con música en vivo.
Bodegas Andreu Solé está ubicado en PR-3116 Km. 2.6, Barrio Ensenada, 00647 Guanica, Puerto Rico. Para más información puede comunicarse marcando el 787-951-9622 o visitando su página de Facebook.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Mercado Orgánico de Rincón
Hace un tiempo leí una reseña en uno de los periódicos locales de Puerto Rico que promovía los productos orgánicos de una chica del área oeste de la Isla. Su especialidad eran las jaleas de frutas autóctonas como mamey, tamarindo y acerola entre algunas.
En mi más reciente viaje a la Isla finalmente dí con el paradero de esta comerciante que elabora estas mermeladas. Mi tía y yo nos aventuramos nuevamente por el área de Rincón a ver si coincidíamos con el Mercado Orgánico de este pueblo. Para nuestra gran sorpresa desde tempranas horas estaban todos los comerciantes con sus pequeños negocios bajo una gran carpa en el centro de la plaza pública al cruzar la calle de la Casa Alcaldía.
El mercadillo ha tomado popularidad puesto que se comenzó haciedo sólo una vez al mes y ya se puede visitar todos los domingos. Lo más importante a resaltar es que todos los productos vendidos son totalmente orgánicos.
Nos topamos con un señor americano que en su castellano entrecortado nos trató de vender aceite de coco orgánico. En ese puesto terminé comprando semillas de chia. Me las habían recomendado como gran fuente de proteína.
Había puestos de frutas frescas, plantas de diferentes especias para sazonar la comida, guarapo de caña de azúcar y mucha pastelería.
Nos detuvimos a platicar con los dueños del puesto del cacao sembrado en fincas en Aguada y Corozal, Puerto Rico. Ellos ofrecían una muestra de chocolate caliente con leche de coco y un toque de jenjibre. La pareja nos comentó que llevan poco tiempo sembrando esta semilla y estudios recientes han demostrado que su cacao es de muy buena calidad.
También nos informaron de un posible contrato con Chocolate Cortés, una compañía netamente puertorriqueña que quiere dejarle un legado a futuras generaciones propietarias, utilizando cacao de la Isla.
Finalmente fuimos al puesto de las jaleas. La dueña tiene finca en el pueblo de Aguadilla y utiliza productos orgánicos, sin azúcares o conservantes para producir sus mermeladas. Optamos por seleccionar las de mango, mamey y tamarindo.
Así pasamos nuestra mañana deleitando el paladar y consumiendo productos orgánicos y netamente boricuas.
En mi más reciente viaje a la Isla finalmente dí con el paradero de esta comerciante que elabora estas mermeladas. Mi tía y yo nos aventuramos nuevamente por el área de Rincón a ver si coincidíamos con el Mercado Orgánico de este pueblo. Para nuestra gran sorpresa desde tempranas horas estaban todos los comerciantes con sus pequeños negocios bajo una gran carpa en el centro de la plaza pública al cruzar la calle de la Casa Alcaldía.
El mercadillo ha tomado popularidad puesto que se comenzó haciedo sólo una vez al mes y ya se puede visitar todos los domingos. Lo más importante a resaltar es que todos los productos vendidos son totalmente orgánicos.
Nos topamos con un señor americano que en su castellano entrecortado nos trató de vender aceite de coco orgánico. En ese puesto terminé comprando semillas de chia. Me las habían recomendado como gran fuente de proteína.
Había puestos de frutas frescas, plantas de diferentes especias para sazonar la comida, guarapo de caña de azúcar y mucha pastelería.
Nos detuvimos a platicar con los dueños del puesto del cacao sembrado en fincas en Aguada y Corozal, Puerto Rico. Ellos ofrecían una muestra de chocolate caliente con leche de coco y un toque de jenjibre. La pareja nos comentó que llevan poco tiempo sembrando esta semilla y estudios recientes han demostrado que su cacao es de muy buena calidad.
También nos informaron de un posible contrato con Chocolate Cortés, una compañía netamente puertorriqueña que quiere dejarle un legado a futuras generaciones propietarias, utilizando cacao de la Isla.
Finalmente fuimos al puesto de las jaleas. La dueña tiene finca en el pueblo de Aguadilla y utiliza productos orgánicos, sin azúcares o conservantes para producir sus mermeladas. Optamos por seleccionar las de mango, mamey y tamarindo.
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| Dueña del puesto de las jaleas. |
Así pasamos nuestra mañana deleitando el paladar y consumiendo productos orgánicos y netamente boricuas.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Do Galego, a truly Spaniard culinary experience
While driving through the curvy roads
of Rincon I noticed a small restaurant with a big silhouette of a "toro bravo" (Spanish fighting bull). I
immediately turned around to see what it was all about. It was still early for
dinner but just the idea of having an authentic Spaniard meal made me hungry!
We picked a table and the waitress,
Mili Lopez, also one of the owners quickly came to bring us the menus. Do
Galego has that European touch that made me go back to the days I lived in
Spain.
Around us we could see the wine
barrels, a small cellar, many pictures mainly of Santiago de Compostela and flamenco
on the background.
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This small restaurant located on
Carretera 115 km 16.3, right across Rincon’s post office is owned by Juan
Miguel, a Spaniard who came to the island about two years ago and who is
married to Mili, a Puerto Rican.
Do Galego has been opened since
September 2012 and has a wine cellar with 90 % of the wines coming from Spain. The
whole menu is made of authentic meals from different parts of Spain. There is
the typical paella, pulpo a la gallega, boquerones, caldo gallego, patatas
bravas, chorizo al vino, chiripones and crema catalana.
For our appetizer we selected the
sobrasada (soft, spreadable sausage from the island of Mallorca) with goat
cheese, drizzled with honey. It’s been over a year since I last had sobrasada
and it tasted exactly like I remembered. For our main course we had seafood
paella along with a sangria and Estrella Damm beer.
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| Sobrasada with goat cheese |
We had a great time! We noticed that as
the night went on more and more started coming. By the time we left there were
not tables available. The food was delicious and I hope to go back soon to try
more of the Spaniard cuisine.
For more information call 787-949-8557
or visit their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rincon-do-Galego/401211423279912
Translated menu:
Paella-mixed seafood paella, Spain's famous rice dish
Pulpo a la gallega-boiled octopus,
paprika, sweet pepper, olive oil and sea salt
Boquerones-fresh white anchovies in
vinegar and olive oil
Caldo Gallego-Galician style
vegetable soup with potatoes, white beans and cured ham
Patatas Bravas-fresh potatoes fried
with authentic homemade Spanish spicy tomato and vegetable sauce
Chorizo al vino-Spanish chorizo sautéed
with wine sauce
Chiripones-Fried calamari
Crema catalane-custard topped with
caramelized sugar
Sunday, August 4, 2013
A Caribbean Getaway
I had been planning my Caribbean getaway for over a month. I was ready for a short vacation and the chance to enjoy my free time with some of my family members and old friends.
My flight departed from the Orlando airport and landed in the town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Aguadilla is a town located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico. The airport is very convenient and small. I love getting off the plane and walking from the landing strip to the main gate.
While I waited for my luggage I could see my aunt all excited waiting for me at the exit. Our final destination was about 30 minutes away in the small town of Añasco. This is the town that saw me grow up as a child. Most of my family still lives in this area.
My first stop was a car rental. I wasn't too thrilled when I received a voicemail after getting off the plane to tell me the vehicle I had rented would not be available at the time I had requested. I tried to keep my cool but thankfully they were able to give me a better deal. I had rented an economy car and ended up getting a 4 door Jeep. The best thing that could happen to me!
Later that day after settling at my grandmother's house and talking to some of the family members and decided to drive to the coastal city of Rincón. Rincón is one of my favorites towns on the island.
It's a beautiful scenery! The green mountains and the contrast of the blue coast. No wonder why they call it "El pueblo de los bellos atardeceres" (The town of beautiful sunsets).
At Rincón we stopped at a small restaurant that a friend had recommended a while back. The place is called "La Cambija". The place is known for their turnovers (pinchos) made with fresh fish. My palate was ready indulge is some delicious food.
I had a marlin turnover with a Magna, a beer brewed on the island. It tasted amazing, all the tender meat with a cold beer! I was in food heaven!
I'll share my dinner selection for the night at a Spaniard restaurant in the same town. An amazing culinary experience.
My flight departed from the Orlando airport and landed in the town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Aguadilla is a town located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico. The airport is very convenient and small. I love getting off the plane and walking from the landing strip to the main gate.
While I waited for my luggage I could see my aunt all excited waiting for me at the exit. Our final destination was about 30 minutes away in the small town of Añasco. This is the town that saw me grow up as a child. Most of my family still lives in this area.
My first stop was a car rental. I wasn't too thrilled when I received a voicemail after getting off the plane to tell me the vehicle I had rented would not be available at the time I had requested. I tried to keep my cool but thankfully they were able to give me a better deal. I had rented an economy car and ended up getting a 4 door Jeep. The best thing that could happen to me!
Later that day after settling at my grandmother's house and talking to some of the family members and decided to drive to the coastal city of Rincón. Rincón is one of my favorites towns on the island.
It's a beautiful scenery! The green mountains and the contrast of the blue coast. No wonder why they call it "El pueblo de los bellos atardeceres" (The town of beautiful sunsets).
At Rincón we stopped at a small restaurant that a friend had recommended a while back. The place is called "La Cambija". The place is known for their turnovers (pinchos) made with fresh fish. My palate was ready indulge is some delicious food.
I had a marlin turnover with a Magna, a beer brewed on the island. It tasted amazing, all the tender meat with a cold beer! I was in food heaven!
I'll share my dinner selection for the night at a Spaniard restaurant in the same town. An amazing culinary experience.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Juanes in concert
A text from a friend with a brief: "I have a surprise for you!" Next text a picture of a ticket for the Juanes concert at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando.
We made it to the Hard Rock around 8:30 at night. The place was already full especially since the set-up of the location only permits people to be standing up. It's invetable, everyone wants to be right by the stage!
Juanes a Colombian pop, rock musician started his solo career in 2000. He won three Latin Grammy Awards with his first album "Fijate Bien". With no introduction Juanes came out from back stage and started singing. At the beginning the sound was rough and it was hard to tell what he was singing, but that was fixed fast.
One of his first songs was "Camisa Negra". The audience sang and danced every lyric of the song. The night continued with more hits like "Yerbatero", "La Noche", "Me enamora" and "La Paga". One of my favorite songs is "Fotografía" and he did a duet along with his Puerto Rican back-up singer.
At the end of the night Juanes said goodbye and everyone started shouting: "otra, otra, otra". The whole band came back out and sang another round of songs. "Mala gente" "Es por tí", A Dios le pido" and "Damela" were the closing hits.
The best moment of the night was seeing Juanes jumping onto the crowd and getting carried by them half-way through the floor. Then afterwards he presented each one of his band members and ended saying goodbye in a very humble way.
We made it to the Hard Rock around 8:30 at night. The place was already full especially since the set-up of the location only permits people to be standing up. It's invetable, everyone wants to be right by the stage!
Juanes a Colombian pop, rock musician started his solo career in 2000. He won three Latin Grammy Awards with his first album "Fijate Bien". With no introduction Juanes came out from back stage and started singing. At the beginning the sound was rough and it was hard to tell what he was singing, but that was fixed fast.
One of his first songs was "Camisa Negra". The audience sang and danced every lyric of the song. The night continued with more hits like "Yerbatero", "La Noche", "Me enamora" and "La Paga". One of my favorite songs is "Fotografía" and he did a duet along with his Puerto Rican back-up singer.
Camisa Negra
Fotografía
Juanes interpreted a song by Bob Marley and another one by Joe Arroyo, a Colombian salsa singer that recently passed away. His song "No le pegue a la negra" it's an international hit. Everyone was excited to hear this song as a small tribute to such great musician.At the end of the night Juanes said goodbye and everyone started shouting: "otra, otra, otra". The whole band came back out and sang another round of songs. "Mala gente" "Es por tí", A Dios le pido" and "Damela" were the closing hits.
The best moment of the night was seeing Juanes jumping onto the crowd and getting carried by them half-way through the floor. Then afterwards he presented each one of his band members and ended saying goodbye in a very humble way.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Adicta a los "Twitter Parties"
La primera vez que escuché acerca de un "twitter party" estaba un poco insegura de lo que verdaderamente sigfinicaba. Una amiga me invitó a participar en esta fiesta cibernética y yo ni tonta ni perezona tomé la oportunidad para ver lo que implica este tipo de evento.
Un "twitter party o twitter chat" es un evento usualmente de una hora o hora y media. El evento se enfoca en un tema específico, con anfitriones y un "hashtag". El "hashtag" es el tema del evento resumido en pocas palabras. Los invitados lo utilizan para asociar el contenido de sus "twits" con el "twitter party".
No voy a mentir me pareció un poco caótico ver tantos mensajes correr en la página al mismo tiempo. Poco a poco me he ido acostumbrando y ahora le recomiendo a todas mis amistades que se animen a unirse a un "twitter party". Las razones principales son: es un buen lugar para agrandar tu número de contactos y conocer personas que piensan igual que tú. También te ayuda a aumentar tu número de seguidores y en muchas ocasiones se gratifica a los participantes con premios.
Hasta ahora el "Twitter Party" que más me ha llamado la atención fue "#SwishWish13 Twitter Party with Mamiverse and Colgate". El propósito principal fue promover la campaña de Colgate "A Wish for a Swish". Todos los participantes expresaron sus deseos. Fue muy bonito ver la variedad de deseos o aspiraciones de los invitados. Hubo mensajes muy alentadores y se notaba la buena energía a través de los cientos de "twits".
Para más información acerca de este tema pueden visitar el siguiente enlace. Tiene una buena explicación acerca de los "Twitter Parties" y sé que contestará muchas de sus preguntas.
http://www.mamiverse.com/twitter-chat-instructions-42311/
Para más información acerca de este tema pueden visitar el siguiente enlace. Tiene una buena explicación acerca de los "Twitter Parties" y sé que contestará muchas de sus preguntas.
http://www.mamiverse.com/twitter-chat-instructions-42311/
Sunday, June 23, 2013
El Galeón in St Augustine
I love St Augustine! It's a city with such rich history and European touch that when I heard there was a ship visiting from Spain I decided to go on a Sunday roadtrip.
We drove from Sanford north on I-95 for almost two hours. Since I've visited this city many times I knew exactly where to find parking and skip the tourist traffic.
We headed towards the Municipal Marina after seeing a procession heading to the Catholic church. From a distance we could see the gigantic ship. People would go up to the end of the pier that leads to the main entrance of the boat but we decided to pay to get in.
The entrance was $15.00 for adults and $8.00 for children ages six to 12.
The 175-foot replica of a Spanish galleon docked in St Augustine on May 21 after sailing from Spain to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
The first crew member we met was a young man in his late 20's from Andalucia. He was very friendly and asked us to please wait until some people would get off the ship. Once on the ship it was amazing to see how back in the day everything was built with such detail and it worked perfectly to travel from one continent to another.
There are 23 crew members all from Spain but we had the chance to meet their newest member from Titusville. He's name is Wade but the Spaniards changed his name to "MANOLO". He said they were having a hard time pronouncing his name. It was hilarious to see this American respond by this common Spanish name.
We also had the chance to speak with Manuel, another crew member that helped us understand how the ship works. It took them over 20 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean. An estimated 4,000 miles.
He said back in the day the whole crew was made up of only men. They had children starting at eight years old work on the ship. Poor parents would sell their kids so they could feed their other children. The youngest children would work at the crow's nest and at night they would tie their legs with rope in case they fell asleep. That way if they fell they would not drown.
El Galeón represents one of several ships that carried 800 colonists and supplies to St. Augustine, establishing the first permanent European settlement in the United States in 1565.
This replica was built in 2009 by Fundación Nao Victoria, a nonprofit maritime history organization based in Andalucia, Spain.
It was a great experience to see the ship and recommended to all families that want to take their children on an adventure.
The first crew member we met was a young man in his late 20's from Andalucia. He was very friendly and asked us to please wait until some people would get off the ship. Once on the ship it was amazing to see how back in the day everything was built with such detail and it worked perfectly to travel from one continent to another.
There are 23 crew members all from Spain but we had the chance to meet their newest member from Titusville. He's name is Wade but the Spaniards changed his name to "MANOLO". He said they were having a hard time pronouncing his name. It was hilarious to see this American respond by this common Spanish name.
We also had the chance to speak with Manuel, another crew member that helped us understand how the ship works. It took them over 20 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean. An estimated 4,000 miles.
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| With Manuel, one of the crew members. |
El Galeón represents one of several ships that carried 800 colonists and supplies to St. Augustine, establishing the first permanent European settlement in the United States in 1565.
This replica was built in 2009 by Fundación Nao Victoria, a nonprofit maritime history organization based in Andalucia, Spain.
It was a great experience to see the ship and recommended to all families that want to take their children on an adventure.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
El Bodegón a great culinary experience
I recently purchased a "Groupon" for a Spanish restaurant in the Winter Park area. I paid $10.00 for the coupon redeemable for $20.00. I had been craving Spanish food but had not found a place with a full menu of Spanish cuisine. Living in Spain for nine months made me appreciate their people and especially the food of this amazing country.
Apparently in Central Florida there aren't that many Spaniards so the restaurants are limited. Someone told me I should visit Miami to be able to find a great variety of Spanish foods.
The address was easy to find. We made it to "El Bodegón" way before our reservation time and they sat us at our table right away. I took my mother with me to enjoy this dinner. She is willing to try new things like me. For our appetizer we picked "Tapa de la Casa". Spanish cured ham (jamón serrano), chorizo, manchego cheese, olives and spring mix. The jamón tasted exactly how I remembered. There was a good portion of the ham, chorizo and manchego but I wished they had added more olives to the plate. The spring mix was unnecessary.
For our main course we selected the "Paella Marinera". This Spanish saffron rice had chicken, pork, chorizo, shrimp and mussels. It was well cooked but I felt it was a bit greasy, maybe from all the chorizo. There was a good amount of the meats and seafood.
Sangría was our main drink and to finish our night we had "Crema Catalana" for dessert. This is Spain's version of the Creme Bruleé.
We were extremely full but very satisfied with all our choices. Service was quick but the server did not check on us too frequently. The prices were how I expected, having in mind most of their products are brought straight from Spain.
"El Bodegón" is located on 400 S Orlando Drive Winter Park, Fl 32789.
Apparently in Central Florida there aren't that many Spaniards so the restaurants are limited. Someone told me I should visit Miami to be able to find a great variety of Spanish foods.
The address was easy to find. We made it to "El Bodegón" way before our reservation time and they sat us at our table right away. I took my mother with me to enjoy this dinner. She is willing to try new things like me. For our appetizer we picked "Tapa de la Casa". Spanish cured ham (jamón serrano), chorizo, manchego cheese, olives and spring mix. The jamón tasted exactly how I remembered. There was a good portion of the ham, chorizo and manchego but I wished they had added more olives to the plate. The spring mix was unnecessary.
For our main course we selected the "Paella Marinera". This Spanish saffron rice had chicken, pork, chorizo, shrimp and mussels. It was well cooked but I felt it was a bit greasy, maybe from all the chorizo. There was a good amount of the meats and seafood.
Sangría was our main drink and to finish our night we had "Crema Catalana" for dessert. This is Spain's version of the Creme Bruleé.
We were extremely full but very satisfied with all our choices. Service was quick but the server did not check on us too frequently. The prices were how I expected, having in mind most of their products are brought straight from Spain.
"El Bodegón" is located on 400 S Orlando Drive Winter Park, Fl 32789.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos!
Welcome to my new blog! ¡Bienvenidos a mi nuevo blog!
This is a new adventure for me. I will be sharing with all of you some of my adventures. I will be visiting restaurants and new places around the state of Florida and hopefully around the world. Stay tuned!
Esta es una aventura nueva para mí. Estaré compartiendo con todos ustedes algunas de mis aventuras. Estaré visitando restaurantes y nuevos lugares alrededor de la Florida y con suerte alrededor del mundo. Manténganse sintonizados para lo que viene.
This is a new adventure for me. I will be sharing with all of you some of my adventures. I will be visiting restaurants and new places around the state of Florida and hopefully around the world. Stay tuned!
Esta es una aventura nueva para mí. Estaré compartiendo con todos ustedes algunas de mis aventuras. Estaré visitando restaurantes y nuevos lugares alrededor de la Florida y con suerte alrededor del mundo. Manténganse sintonizados para lo que viene.
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