Have you noticed the food invasion in Sydney’s streets this month? October food month brings a lot of activities to us food lovers, and I have been thoroughly enjoying every second of it. Last week I was in Hyde Park and I saw a delicious version of the Spanish flag’s red and yellow stripes. It was really awesome that they used two Spanish emblems for it, the chorizo for the red stripes and the Spanish tortilla for the middle yellow stripe. For this famous Spanish dish you only need eggs, potato and Spanish olive oil, and it’s a star of every party.
Also making a splash during food month was Spanish chef Sergi Arola. A disciple of Ferran Adria, this chef now has a two Michelin star restaurant in Madrid. He started his professional life in a very different environment – he was a rock star. I guess he must always have wanted to visit Australia because his band was called the Kangaroos. During his stay in Sydney, Arola took part in various activities, such as his two talks he imparted during the World segment of the World Chef Showcase MCed by Matt Preston and his master class at the Bently with chef Brent Savage. This very cool chef is the new face of Spanish gastronomy and it was great to see him participate in the October Good Food month.
All the different tastes and dishes that were on display this month, made me wonder if I could choose one Spanish dish as my favourite. If I had to do it, I would choose Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Prawns) or a delicious tapa of marinated Spanish olives with a glass nice Spanish wine.
What about you?
