Tag: paella

When families (or at least the one that I’m a part of) get together in Spain, it’s no small, casual affair. It’s not a fire-up-the-grill-and-throw-some-(veggie)-burgers-on-top type of gathering. Instead, it’s a bring-out-the-25-person-paella-pan-and-do-it-the-right-way kind of event.

For weeks, there had been talk of a family luncheon. It would be held at Al Cante, David’s dad’s restaurant, and in attendance would be Sylvie (David’s step-mom), Ramon (David’s dad), Melodie (David’s sister visiting from Paris), three of her friends, Luisa (David’s mom), Isabelle and Antonio (David’s hard working aunt and uncle who sell fruits and vegetables in the markets), their three daughters and one son, and all their respective significant others. We would be 20 in all, and it promised to be a grand affair.