Paella cook-off Festa Major 2017

   This year they included a paella cook-off at the Festa Major. There were four teams and probably close to 80 supporters. Pilar invited us to eat with her and her posse. Isabelita, the owner of the only restaurant in town, was in charge of our paella.
   As you can see from the photos, a lot of effort went into the presentation. I've never seen so much creativity applied to paella. Pepita's was mushroom based and it looked delicious. I'm sorry  I didn't get to try it. The one with the lobster rampant also looked very good. In Catalunya, the paellas are usually seafood based with maybe a little chicken or pork thrown in. Isabelita's paella was judged best. It was really very tasty!
   I only went to one of the dances this year. As usual, it was fun and the band was excellent. They had a saxophone trio that was really laying it down! I finally walked home at 3:30. The diablos were as good as ever but there was a smaller crowd than usual because it was a Monday night.