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Paella Valenciana

Mediterranean, Spanish | Dinner, Lunch, Main Dishes | Leisurely (+ 60 min)

Paella is Spain's most iconic export to the world's dinner tables, and the Valencians will be the first to tell you that most of... read more >>

Professional Kitchens Never Use Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Cooking. Here Is What They Use Instead.

Features, Kitchen Secrets by Jean Louis

The expensive bottle on your counter is the right call for dressings and finishing. For everything that goes in a hot pan, professional kitchens... read more >>

The Pretzel Was Invented by a Monk as a Reward for Children Who Learned Their Prayers. The Shape Is the Hands.

Features, Food Stories by Jean Louis

The pretzel shape is not decoration. It is a pair of arms: a child's arms crossed in prayer, pressed into dough by a monk... read more >>

Spanakopita

Greek, Mediterranean | Appetizers, Lunch, Main Dishes, Snacks | Leisurely (+ 60 min)

Spanakopita is the dish that turns skeptics of both spinach and pastry into believers in a single bite. These crisp golden triangles or the... read more >>

Tortilla Española

Mediterranean, Spanish | Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Snacks | Medium (30-60 min)

Ask any Spaniard what they eat when there is nothing to eat and the answer is always tortilla. This golden potato-and-egg omelette is Spain's... read more >>

The Spice Trade Killed More People Than Most Wars. Nutmeg Was the Reason the Dutch Massacred an Entire Island.

Features, Food Stories by Jean Louis

Nutmeg grew in only one place on earth. In 1621, the Dutch East India Company decided to own that place completely. What happened to... read more >>

How You Cut Garlic Changes What It Tastes Like. Four Cuts, Four Flavours.

Features, Kitchen Secrets by Jean Louis

Take one clove of garlic, cut it four ways, and you get four genuinely different ingredients. Professional kitchens know this. The chemistry behind it... read more >>

Croquetas de Jamón

Mediterranean, Spanish | Appetizers, Snacks | Leisurely (+ 60 min)

Spain without croquetas would be like France without baguettes - technically possible but spiritually impoverished. These golden-crumbed tubes of molten creamy bechamel studded with... read more >>

Moussaka

Greek, Mediterranean | Dinner, Main Dishes | Leisurely (+ 60 min)

Moussaka is Greece's answer to lasagna - and depending on who you ask, the superior version. Layers of fried eggplant, spiced ground lamb or... read more >>

Patatas Bravas

Mediterranean, Spanish | Appetizers, Side Dishes, Snacks | Medium (30-60 min)

The name means fierce potatoes, and while the cubes of crispy fried potato themselves are quite well-behaved, the bravas sauce that coats them earns... read more >>

Paella Valenciana

Professional Kitchens Never Use Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Cooking. Here Is What They Use Instead.

The Pretzel Was Invented by a Monk as a Reward for Children Who Learned Their Prayers. The Shape Is the Hands.

Spanakopita

Tortilla Española

The Spice Trade Killed More People Than Most Wars. Nutmeg Was the Reason the Dutch Massacred an Entire Island.

How You Cut Garlic Changes What It Tastes Like. Four Cuts, Four Flavours.

Croquetas de Jamón

Moussaka

Patatas Bravas

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