Paella, A Pan of Pleasing Portions
DATE: April 21st, 2017 LOCATION: Socarrat Paella Bar 953 2nd Ave New York, NY 10022 b/t 51st St & 50th St I almost wasn't going to blog about this one because I have fewer words (than normal) to say about this, but I couldn't help at least share this delicious photo. It's Arroz Negro from Socarrat Paella Bar in midtown east NYC. This was a great seafood paella, the rice made with squid ink and chock full of shrimp, calamari, scallops, white fish, piquillo pepper & fava beans . The last time I had squid ink paella was at Boqueria, a restaurant where I generally enjoy their Spanish tapas cuisine. But Boqueria’s paella during a weekend brunch a few months ago did not impress me. So I was skeptical when a restaurant like Socarrat Paella Bar puts a specialty in their name. It has a lot to live up to and after my last letdown of a paella experience, I put this "paella bar" at an even higher expectation . Expectations definitely were met,