So I sat down in a serene place to contemplate who I would lose my Why I Cook virginity to, and thought of one chef that was perfect. Don't get me wrong, it was a terrible gruesome battle within my mind to choose the perfect first post, but now that it's over, I couldn't be more pleased with my decision. This man is pretty much a saint in my book, and I can flip through his books all day. It seems he shines new light on an ever so lost Spanish cuisine. My perfect life consists of traveling and, oh so cliche, food. I've decided that I wont allow myself to kick the bucket until I've been to two places, those two being France and Spain. Granted he now mows his lawn in Washington D.C, he is still a Spaniard at heart! There is no interesting story of how I came across Chef Andres, but the first time I ever noticed him was because of a book I ended up purchasing, Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America. If you have never been induced with a culinary coma, than that book might just do it for you. I don't know what it is about him, but I can honestly say that he is part of the reason I want to pursue culinary. It might be his attitude, the support line to his lovely and stupendous food ideals. Perhaps it's the culture you can see in his food. Personally, when I look at his dishes, I feel as if I am in Spain at a Tapas bar. Maybe it's his drive to continue dishing (Ha! Culinary pun!) out innovative masterpieces. Or maybe it's purely because of his great success in the Culinary Industry. (yes it deserves the capitol letters.)
On the subject of success, he owns and runs 6 restaurants! Yes, count them... s-i-x.... A couple of them are Tapas restaurants, serving up vibrant small plate dishes
And some on the more finer side of Dining
And while he is not dealing with 6 restaurants, he finds time to host a show titled Made in Spain. Which is a pretty interesting show, and is always very informative.
I guess, to me, it doesn't matter what way you look at it, without a doubt in my mind, he is part of Why I Cook.
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