This is not a story about the Love Boat... but it could be! If only we had left the port behind... one never knows!
This is not a story about the Nautillus... I didn't meet a mysterious Captain Nemo... just a blue eyed young Captain!
This is my story about how I ended up in a Luxury Boat teaching how to make Spanish Paella and some Garlicky Snails to the Yacht's Chef!!! Want to know all about it?
A month ago, Victoria, my personal Fairy Godmother ;D, got in touch with me through my blog to know if I would agree on teaching her my tricks and tips about Paella. Who says no to Fairies? I said yes of course! I got sooooooo excited with the project :D!!!!! We chose a day and we thought it would be great to cook some garlicky snails and a Paella for 8 people... the Yacht crew. Victoria Allman is the Cocoa Bean's Chef and she also runs a blog: Following my stomach, please pay her a visit, she's got such an exciting life and recipes from around the world :D.
So, we went to la Boqueria and bought some fresh fish, seafood, veggies and rice and drove our way to Barcelona's Harbour (take a look at the video).
The Yacht is so impressive and beautiful. It's a 43 meters Boat with capability for 9 Crew and 12 Guests. The kitchen is not called a kitchen, it's a galley! I love learning new things :D. And it has 2 ovens, 6 stove tops, 3 huge fridges and 2 freezers!!!! Once it has all provisions on board it can be autonomous for one week. The Yacht also owns a power generator and a water maker.
Victoria is in charge of all menus: breakfast, lunch and dinner; the provisioning; baking the bread; desserts... She does a fantastic job in her tidy galley and has the best windows' views ever!
The paella came out beautifully and the Crew was delighted with this typical Spanish dish! I followed my Seafood Paella recipe and also made the Garlicky Snails as a starter. Follow the links to get detailed recipes with pictures.
If you want to try it yourself and buy the traditional paella pan, find it at La Tienda. Click on it!
It felt great to share experiences in the Boat's galley with Victoria. Please check her blog and meet the sweetest Chef on Board ;D. Thank you Victoria!!!! She is posting a twin post tomorrow... don't miss it :D.
The music of the video belongs to Estopa and it's a Catalan Rumba. You can get their music at Itunes :D
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